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.? − 3 = 9
- 2.What is 12 less than 15?
- 3.Diya had 17 mangoes and gave 2 to a friend. How many mangoes does Diya have left?
- 4.What is 13 less than 20?
- 5.3 − ? = 1
- 6.What is 3 less than 4?
- 7.There are 11 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 8.What is 6 less than 14?
- 9.? − 4 = 4
- 10.Ananya had 3 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Ananya have left?
- 11.6 − ? = 1
- 12.There are 9 children and 8 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 13.Sneha had 6 crayons and gave 5 to a friend. How many crayons does Sneha have left?
- 14.What is 10 less than 15?
- 15.Aarav had 17 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Aarav have left?
- 16.There are 10 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 17.Sneha had 3 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Sneha have left?
- 18.Meera had 9 balloons and gave 3 to a friend. How many balloons does Meera have left?
- 19.9 − 6 =
- 20.? − 3 = 1
- 21.Priya had 10 marbles and gave 7 to a friend. How many marbles does Priya have left?
- 22.6 − 1 =
- 23.What is 1 less than 3?
- 24.17 − 4 =
- 25.There are 5 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 26.There are 8 birds and 4 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 27.What is 3 less than 6?
- 28.What is 4 less than 6?
- 29.13 − 5 =
- 30.? − 4 = 15
- 31.There are 7 boys and 5 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 32.There are 18 boys and 4 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 33.2 − 1 =
- 34.? − 5 = 13
- 35.There are 12 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 36.There are 15 bottles and 11 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 37.? − 5 = 14
- 38.16 − ? = 5
- 39.15 − 2 =
- 40.? − 2 = 5
Answer key
- 12
- 3
- 15
- 7
- 2
- 1
- 5
- 8
- 8
- 1
- 5
- 1
- 1
- 5
- 15
- 8
- 1
- 6
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 5
- 2
- 13
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 8
- 19
- 2
- 14
- 1
- 18
- 10
- 4
- 19
- 11
- 13
- 7
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