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
- 1.8 − ? = 2
- 2.There are 7 bottles and 5 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 3.There are 10 birds and 9 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 4.What is 11 less than 13?
- 5.14 − ? = 10
- 6.18 − 2 =
- 7.What is 1 less than 2?
- 8.14 − 12 =
- 9.6 − 4 =
- 10.What is 2 less than 14?
- 11.Dev had 14 mangoes and gave 1 to a friend. How many mangoes does Dev have left?
- 12.What is 2 less than 16?
- 13.Ananya had 11 books and gave 2 to a friend. How many books does Ananya have left?
- 14.2 − 1 =
- 15.20 − ? = 2
- 16.What is 5 less than 13?
- 17.What is 13 less than 15?
- 18.There are 20 pencils and 12 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 19.There are 20 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 20.6 − ? = 2
- 21.There are 18 birds and 9 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 22.There are 14 pencils and 6 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 23.15 − 12 =
- 24.There are 17 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 25.Priya had 16 flowers and gave 8 to a friend. How many flowers does Priya have left?
- 26.There are 16 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 27.Arjun had 17 pencils and gave 10 to a friend. How many pencils does Arjun have left?
- 28.11 − 2 =
- 29.There are 15 birds and 9 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 30.? − 9 = 8
- 31.8 − ? = 3
- 32.Vivaan had 8 shells and gave 3 to a friend. How many shells does Vivaan have left?
- 33.13 − 6 =
- 34.? − 3 = 1
- 35.4 − 3 =
- 36.? − 1 = 11
- 37.13 − 2 =
- 38.? − 2 = 6
- 39.9 − ? = 7
- 40.11 − 9 =
Answer key
- 6
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 16
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 9
- 1
- 18
- 8
- 2
- 8
- 15
- 4
- 9
- 8
- 3
- 14
- 8
- 13
- 7
- 9
- 6
- 17
- 5
- 5
- 7
- 4
- 1
- 12
- 11
- 8
- 2
- 2
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