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 11 children and 10 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 2.15 − 9 =
- 3.7 − 1 =
- 4.9 − 8 =
- 5.20 − 3 =
- 6.Arjun had 4 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Arjun have left?
- 7.Saanvi had 7 laddoos and gave 6 to a friend. How many laddoos does Saanvi have left?
- 8.What is 8 less than 12?
- 9.There are 8 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 10.13 − 12 =
- 11.Zoya had 8 laddoos and gave 7 to a friend. How many laddoos does Zoya have left?
- 12.What is 1 less than 11?
- 13.There are 12 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 14.Priya had 16 flowers and gave 9 to a friend. How many flowers does Priya have left?
- 15.7 − 2 =
- 16.18 − ? = 5
- 17.16 − ? = 3
- 18.19 − ? = 4
- 19.17 − 4 =
- 20.? − 5 = 3
- 21.Saanvi had 5 mangoes and gave 4 to a friend. How many mangoes does Saanvi have left?
- 22.Isha had 6 shells and gave 1 to a friend. How many shells does Isha have left?
- 23.11 − ? = 2
- 24.There are 17 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 25.What is 3 less than 6?
- 26.Diya had 4 marbles and gave 2 to a friend. How many marbles does Diya have left?
- 27.What is 7 less than 9?
- 28.10 − 9 =
- 29.Arjun had 7 marbles and gave 5 to a friend. How many marbles does Arjun have left?
- 30.Riya had 7 marbles and gave 3 to a friend. How many marbles does Riya have left?
- 31.There are 13 pencils and 8 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 32.What is 2 less than 18?
- 33.There are 5 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 34.There are 12 pencils and 11 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 35.4 − ? = 3
- 36.Tara had 7 balls and gave 5 to a friend. How many balls does Tara have left?
- 37.20 − 16 =
- 38.There are 15 bottles and 12 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 39.What is 8 less than 9?
- 40.Tara had 11 books and gave 9 to a friend. How many books does Tara have left?
Answer key
- 1
- 6
- 6
- 1
- 17
- 2
- 1
- 4
- 5
- 1
- 1
- 10
- 10
- 7
- 5
- 13
- 13
- 15
- 13
- 8
- 1
- 5
- 9
- 14
- 3
- 2
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 5
- 16
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 2
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