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 boys and 4 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 2.Tara had 10 flowers and gave 8 to a friend. How many flowers does Tara have left?
- 3.What is 1 less than 18?
- 4.8 − ? = 6
- 5.Aarav had 13 crayons and gave 3 to a friend. How many crayons does Aarav have left?
- 6.What is 9 less than 16?
- 7.12 − 3 =
- 8.Tara had 14 crayons and gave 11 to a friend. How many crayons does Tara have left?
- 9.7 − 2 =
- 10.What is 10 less than 18?
- 11.? − 8 = 5
- 12.There are 3 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 13.8 − 2 =
- 14.There are 18 birds and 5 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 15.There are 19 children and 13 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 16.What is 17 less than 18?
- 17.6 − 3 =
- 18.Ishaan had 15 books and gave 7 to a friend. How many books does Ishaan have left?
- 19.What is 4 less than 10?
- 20.18 − ? = 11
- 21.Saanvi had 10 laddoos and gave 9 to a friend. How many laddoos does Saanvi have left?
- 22.Aarav had 10 flowers and gave 9 to a friend. How many flowers does Aarav have left?
- 23.20 − 10 =
- 24.3 − ? = 1
- 25.11 − 9 =
- 26.Aarav had 5 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Aarav have left?
- 27.9 − 1 =
- 28.There are 3 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 29.9 − 3 =
- 30.Aditya had 16 bananas and gave 12 to a friend. How many bananas does Aditya have left?
- 31.? − 2 = 10
- 32.Diya had 17 books and gave 3 to a friend. How many books does Diya have left?
- 33.7 − ? = 1
- 34.Rahul had 7 crayons and gave 4 to a friend. How many crayons does Rahul have left?
- 35.Zoya had 15 bananas and gave 2 to a friend. How many bananas does Zoya have left?
- 36.Vivaan had 19 shells and gave 16 to a friend. How many shells does Vivaan have left?
- 37.What is 1 less than 4?
- 38.14 − 9 =
- 39.What is 2 less than 4?
- 40.11 − 3 =
Answer key
- 7
- 2
- 17
- 2
- 10
- 7
- 9
- 3
- 5
- 8
- 13
- 1
- 6
- 13
- 6
- 1
- 3
- 8
- 6
- 7
- 1
- 1
- 10
- 2
- 2
- 4
- 8
- 1
- 6
- 4
- 12
- 14
- 6
- 3
- 13
- 3
- 3
- 5
- 2
- 8
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