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 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 2.3 − ? = 1
- 3.What is 3 less than 7?
- 4.9 − ? = 7
- 5.19 − ? = 4
- 6.There are 12 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 7.Aditya had 20 kites and gave 17 to a friend. How many kites does Aditya have left?
- 8.There are 17 birds and 7 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 9.15 − ? = 4
- 10.Rahul had 16 crayons and gave 7 to a friend. How many crayons does Rahul have left?
- 11.? − 2 = 5
- 12.8 − ? = 3
- 13.Manav had 8 kites and gave 3 to a friend. How many kites does Manav have left?
- 14.5 − 2 =
- 15.Meera had 4 laddoos and gave 3 to a friend. How many laddoos does Meera have left?
- 16.Meera had 20 books and gave 5 to a friend. How many books does Meera have left?
- 17.What is 8 less than 10?
- 18.16 − 3 =
- 19.There are 17 boys and 16 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 20.Karan had 7 kites and gave 4 to a friend. How many kites does Karan have left?
- 21.Meera had 13 shells and gave 12 to a friend. How many shells does Meera have left?
- 22.7 − ? = 1
- 23.Isha had 13 balloons and gave 12 to a friend. How many balloons does Isha have left?
- 24.What is 1 less than 9?
- 25.12 − 3 =
- 26.What is 2 less than 13?
- 27.There are 18 children and 8 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 28.What is 1 less than 3?
- 29.Lakshmi had 14 laddoos and gave 7 to a friend. How many laddoos does Lakshmi have left?
- 30.Rahul had 4 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Rahul have left?
- 31.Manav had 20 marbles and gave 3 to a friend. How many marbles does Manav have left?
- 32.6 − 5 =
- 33.There are 17 boys and 5 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 34.Priya had 19 crayons and gave 10 to a friend. How many crayons does Priya have left?
- 35.? − 5 = 14
- 36.5 − 1 =
- 37.12 − 9 =
- 38.3 − 2 =
- 39.? − 6 = 10
- 40.There are 7 birds and 5 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
Answer key
- 4
- 2
- 4
- 2
- 15
- 7
- 3
- 10
- 11
- 9
- 7
- 5
- 5
- 3
- 1
- 15
- 2
- 13
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 6
- 1
- 8
- 9
- 11
- 10
- 2
- 7
- 2
- 17
- 1
- 12
- 9
- 19
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 16
- 2
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