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 17 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 2.Rohan had 3 mangoes and gave 2 to a friend. How many mangoes does Rohan have left?
- 3.What is 2 less than 6?
- 4.19 − 18 =
- 5.There are 6 boys and 5 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 6.? − 2 = 11
- 7.13 − ? = 6
- 8.9 − ? = 7
- 9.? − 1 = 4
- 10.Kabir had 10 bananas and gave 5 to a friend. How many bananas does Kabir have left?
- 11.Diya had 16 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Diya have left?
- 12.17 − 5 =
- 13.There are 7 pencils and 6 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 14.What is 3 less than 9?
- 15.20 − 18 =
- 16.There are 18 bottles and 15 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 17.What is 7 less than 16?
- 18.? − 2 = 1
- 19.There are 3 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 20.What is 4 less than 9?
- 21.Rohan had 11 pencils and gave 7 to a friend. How many pencils does Rohan have left?
- 22.Kavya had 6 marbles and gave 4 to a friend. How many marbles does Kavya have left?
- 23.Aditya had 15 shells and gave 5 to a friend. How many shells does Aditya have left?
- 24.Ananya had 14 pencils and gave 8 to a friend. How many pencils does Ananya have left?
- 25.There are 17 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 26.16 − ? = 7
- 27.There are 19 cups and 6 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 28.There are 4 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 29.? − 5 = 7
- 30.Zoya had 14 kites and gave 1 to a friend. How many kites does Zoya have left?
- 31.19 − 8 =
- 32.There are 16 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 33.5 − 2 =
- 34.What is 5 less than 7?
- 35.? − 2 = 13
- 36.11 − ? = 2
- 37.There are 18 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 38.20 − 5 =
- 39.6 − 5 =
- 40.There are 3 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
Answer key
- 14
- 1
- 4
- 1
- 1
- 13
- 7
- 2
- 5
- 5
- 15
- 12
- 1
- 6
- 2
- 3
- 9
- 3
- 1
- 5
- 4
- 2
- 10
- 6
- 15
- 9
- 13
- 1
- 12
- 13
- 11
- 14
- 3
- 2
- 15
- 9
- 16
- 15
- 1
- 1
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