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 3 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 2.There are 4 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 3.? − 7 = 5
- 4.Farhan had 8 books and gave 1 to a friend. How many books does Farhan have left?
- 5.What is 2 less than 9?
- 6.What is 1 less than 3?
- 7.Kabir had 20 pencils and gave 8 to a friend. How many pencils does Kabir have left?
- 8.Isha had 5 balloons and gave 4 to a friend. How many balloons does Isha have left?
- 9.6 − 4 =
- 10.What is 16 less than 19?
- 11.What is 5 less than 15?
- 12.What is 8 less than 10?
- 13.7 − ? = 5
- 14.What is 3 less than 14?
- 15.Karan had 20 pencils and gave 12 to a friend. How many pencils does Karan have left?
- 16.What is 9 less than 13?
- 17.5 − 2 =
- 18.13 − ? = 4
- 19.9 − 7 =
- 20.There are 12 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 21.What is 8 less than 13?
- 22.What is 8 less than 19?
- 23.10 − 4 =
- 24.There are 19 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 25.14 − 1 =
- 26.14 − ? = 8
- 27.There are 6 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 28.Joseph had 15 mangoes and gave 6 to a friend. How many mangoes does Joseph have left?
- 29.What is 11 less than 12?
- 30.Arjun had 5 shells and gave 4 to a friend. How many shells does Arjun have left?
- 31.16 − ? = 4
- 32.10 − ? = 1
- 33.There are 11 children and 8 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 34.What is 2 less than 13?
- 35.Farhan had 18 pencils and gave 15 to a friend. How many pencils does Farhan have left?
- 36.4 − ? = 3
- 37.17 − 12 =
- 38.What is 2 less than 3?
- 39.? − 4 = 4
- 40.What is 3 less than 12?
Answer key
- 1
- 2
- 12
- 7
- 7
- 2
- 12
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 10
- 2
- 2
- 11
- 8
- 4
- 3
- 9
- 2
- 6
- 5
- 11
- 6
- 17
- 13
- 6
- 3
- 9
- 1
- 1
- 12
- 9
- 3
- 11
- 3
- 1
- 5
- 1
- 8
- 9
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