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
- 1.13 − 12 =
- 2.7 − 2 =
- 3.There are 7 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 4.Zoya had 16 pencils and gave 13 to a friend. How many pencils does Zoya have left?
- 5.Ishaan had 20 flowers and gave 1 to a friend. How many flowers does Ishaan have left?
- 6.18 − 3 =
- 7.Aarav had 12 books and gave 11 to a friend. How many books does Aarav have left?
- 8.5 − ? = 4
- 9.Lakshmi had 7 marbles and gave 5 to a friend. How many marbles does Lakshmi have left?
- 10.15 − 1 =
- 11.There are 4 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 12.? − 9 = 11
- 13.18 − 15 =
- 14.? − 1 = 4
- 15.What is 16 less than 18?
- 16.? − 16 = 4
- 17.18 − ? = 3
- 18.Nisha had 20 laddoos and gave 16 to a friend. How many laddoos does Nisha have left?
- 19.2 − 1 =
- 20.7 − 6 =
- 21.What is 8 less than 9?
- 22.? − 7 = 1
- 23.13 − 2 =
- 24.What is 2 less than 4?
- 25.Dev had 3 marbles and gave 1 to a friend. How many marbles does Dev have left?
- 26.There are 6 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 27.There are 19 pencils and 9 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 28.Farhan had 6 mangoes and gave 5 to a friend. How many mangoes does Farhan have left?
- 29.What is 7 less than 19?
- 30.What is 3 less than 6?
- 31.Pooja had 16 shells and gave 10 to a friend. How many shells does Pooja have left?
- 32.Dev had 12 laddoos and gave 8 to a friend. How many laddoos does Dev have left?
- 33.There are 5 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 34.12 − 2 =
- 35.There are 16 pencils and 15 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 36.What is 4 less than 6?
- 37.12 − ? = 10
- 38.? − 7 = 3
- 39.There are 3 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 40.What is 1 less than 5?
Answer key
- 1
- 5
- 5
- 3
- 19
- 15
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 14
- 2
- 20
- 3
- 5
- 2
- 20
- 15
- 4
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 8
- 11
- 2
- 2
- 4
- 10
- 1
- 12
- 3
- 6
- 4
- 3
- 10
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 10
- 1
- 4
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