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.There are 5 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 2.14 − 4 =
- 3.Lakshmi had 20 mangoes and gave 7 to a friend. How many mangoes does Lakshmi have left?
- 4.What is 4 less than 10?
- 5.There are 16 cups and 10 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 6.There are 13 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 7.? − 5 = 2
- 8.4 − ? = 3
- 9.Aditya had 11 marbles and gave 9 to a friend. How many marbles does Aditya have left?
- 10.What is 8 less than 13?
- 11.15 − ? = 13
- 12.There are 13 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 13.? − 10 = 10
- 14.6 − 5 =
- 15.There are 6 boys and 5 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 16.There are 10 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 17.What is 1 less than 4?
- 18.Nisha had 20 balls and gave 12 to a friend. How many balls does Nisha have left?
- 19.There are 15 boys and 6 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 20.13 − 7 =
- 21.What is 1 less than 18?
- 22.16 − 14 =
- 23.7 − ? = 3
- 24.6 − ? = 3
- 25.What is 7 less than 15?
- 26.There are 14 children and 12 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 27.There are 8 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 28.What is 4 less than 14?
- 29.? − 5 = 1
- 30.7 − 1 =
- 31.What is 12 less than 15?
- 32.What is 1 less than 2?
- 33.What is 8 less than 9?
- 34.6 − ? = 5
- 35.What is 12 less than 14?
- 36.Lakshmi had 16 flowers and gave 5 to a friend. How many flowers does Lakshmi have left?
- 37.7 − 3 =
- 38.What is 2 less than 17?
- 39.Rohan had 15 marbles and gave 10 to a friend. How many marbles does Rohan have left?
- 40.Vivaan had 12 shells and gave 7 to a friend. How many shells does Vivaan have left?
Answer key
- 2
- 10
- 13
- 6
- 6
- 8
- 7
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 2
- 10
- 20
- 1
- 1
- 4
- 3
- 8
- 9
- 6
- 17
- 2
- 4
- 3
- 8
- 2
- 6
- 10
- 6
- 6
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 11
- 4
- 15
- 5
- 5
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