Class 1 Maths Worksheet: Subtraction
The method (Count back): Start at the bigger number. Count back the number you take away. How many more or how many left = bigger number − smaller number. Check by adding back: answer + number taken away = the first number.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.? − 12 = 5
- 2.4 − 3 =
- 3.3 − ? = 1
- 4.8 − 1 =
- 5.There are 9 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 6.18 − 4 =
- 7.6 − 5 =
- 8.5 − ? = 1
- 9.12 − 7 =
- 10.Ananya had 14 marbles and gave 1 to a friend. How many marbles does Ananya have left?
- 11.There are 10 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 12.What is 2 less than 3?
- 13.There are 5 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 14.12 − 11 =
- 15.? − 4 = 4
- 16.5 − 3 =
- 17.What is 4 less than 6?
- 18.Lakshmi had 9 laddoos and gave 3 to a friend. How many laddoos does Lakshmi have left?
- 19.Saanvi had 7 kites and gave 1 to a friend. How many kites does Saanvi have left?
- 20.There are 12 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 21.6 − ? = 1
- 22.4 − ? = 1
- 23.? − 3 = 5
- 24.What is 8 less than 12?
- 25.Gurpreet had 4 mangoes and gave 3 to a friend. How many mangoes does Gurpreet have left?
- 26.11 − ? = 7
- 27.8 − 7 =
- 28.9 − 3 =
- 29.Gurpreet had 12 books and gave 7 to a friend. How many books does Gurpreet have left?
- 30.There are 15 boys and 10 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 31.15 − ? = 4
- 32.Diya had 13 balls and gave 6 to a friend. How many balls does Diya have left?
- 33.What is 9 less than 15?
- 34.Farhan had 14 flowers and gave 13 to a friend. How many flowers does Farhan have left?
- 35.? − 4 = 2
- 36.There are 19 children and 16 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 37.Manav had 18 balloons and gave 6 to a friend. How many balloons does Manav have left?
- 38.What is 15 less than 17?
- 39.17 − ? = 14
- 40.Rohan had 18 balloons and gave 15 to a friend. How many balloons does Rohan have left?
Answer key
- 17
- 1
- 2
- 7
- 6
- 14
- 1
- 4
- 5
- 13
- 6
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 8
- 2
- 2
- 6
- 6
- 10
- 5
- 3
- 8
- 4
- 1
- 4
- 1
- 6
- 5
- 5
- 11
- 7
- 6
- 1
- 6
- 3
- 12
- 2
- 3
- 3
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