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.What is 1 less than 17?
- 2.What is 3 less than 13?
- 3.2 − 1 =
- 4.Rahul had 13 mangoes and gave 12 to a friend. How many mangoes does Rahul have left?
- 5.12 − ? = 5
- 6.? − 1 = 2
- 7.What is 2 less than 4?
- 8.There are 18 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 9.Ishaan had 5 marbles and gave 3 to a friend. How many marbles does Ishaan have left?
- 10.Zoya had 13 kites and gave 4 to a friend. How many kites does Zoya have left?
- 11.13 − 9 =
- 12.? − 9 = 8
- 13.10 − ? = 6
- 14.What is 11 less than 12?
- 15.What is 12 less than 20?
- 16.Diya had 6 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Diya have left?
- 17.There are 17 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 18.8 − 1 =
- 19.There are 13 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 20.What is 2 less than 3?
- 21.What is 3 less than 7?
- 22.There are 10 pencils and 6 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 23.? − 1 = 3
- 24.? − 3 = 13
- 25.19 − ? = 16
- 26.What is 3 less than 6?
- 27.10 − 5 =
- 28.12 − 5 =
- 29.There are 5 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 30.20 − 14 =
- 31.5 − 2 =
- 32.What is 12 less than 14?
- 33.9 − ? = 4
- 34.Manav had 10 pencils and gave 8 to a friend. How many pencils does Manav have left?
- 35.15 − 3 =
- 36.Ananya had 20 pencils and gave 15 to a friend. How many pencils does Ananya have left?
- 37.What is 3 less than 4?
- 38.Isha had 13 laddoos and gave 11 to a friend. How many laddoos does Isha have left?
- 39.There are 18 pencils and 14 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 40.Sneha had 18 kites and gave 3 to a friend. How many kites does Sneha have left?
Answer key
- 16
- 10
- 1
- 1
- 7
- 3
- 2
- 15
- 2
- 9
- 4
- 17
- 4
- 1
- 8
- 5
- 14
- 7
- 7
- 1
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 16
- 3
- 3
- 5
- 7
- 3
- 6
- 3
- 2
- 5
- 2
- 12
- 5
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 15
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