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 − ? = 1
- 2.There are 10 cups and 5 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 3.Gurpreet had 5 shells and gave 1 to a friend. How many shells does Gurpreet have left?
- 4.Karan had 19 shells and gave 18 to a friend. How many shells does Karan have left?
- 5.Kabir had 6 shells and gave 5 to a friend. How many shells does Kabir have left?
- 6.There are 16 children and 14 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 7.? − 19 = 1
- 8.14 − 2 =
- 9.What is 14 less than 17?
- 10.What is 14 less than 18?
- 11.Riya had 19 laddoos and gave 9 to a friend. How many laddoos does Riya have left?
- 12.16 − 13 =
- 13.What is 2 less than 5?
- 14.There are 5 boys and 4 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 15.? − 2 = 2
- 16.14 − 11 =
- 17.2 − 1 =
- 18.17 − 16 =
- 19.Joseph had 3 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Joseph have left?
- 20.Zoya had 3 marbles and gave 1 to a friend. How many marbles does Zoya have left?
- 21.What is 3 less than 9?
- 22.11 − 5 =
- 23.15 − 5 =
- 24.4 − ? = 2
- 25.There are 14 birds and 5 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 26.17 − 13 =
- 27.There are 5 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 28.19 − 13 =
- 29.Arjun had 13 laddoos and gave 10 to a friend. How many laddoos does Arjun have left?
- 30.What is 2 less than 8?
- 31.Rahul had 8 marbles and gave 3 to a friend. How many marbles does Rahul have left?
- 32.6 − 3 =
- 33.? − 5 = 14
- 34.14 − ? = 5
- 35.What is 2 less than 7?
- 36.What is 3 less than 16?
- 37.There are 10 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 38.Tara had 18 kites and gave 11 to a friend. How many kites does Tara have left?
- 39.There are 3 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 40.There are 6 birds and 5 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
Answer key
- 2
- 5
- 4
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 20
- 12
- 3
- 4
- 10
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 6
- 6
- 10
- 2
- 9
- 4
- 3
- 6
- 3
- 6
- 5
- 3
- 19
- 9
- 5
- 13
- 7
- 7
- 1
- 1
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