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
- 1.10 − 3 =
- 2.16 − 5 =
- 3.6 − 2 =
- 4.? − 5 = 1
- 5.There are 15 pencils and 4 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 6.What is 1 less than 3?
- 7.There are 6 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 8.Farhan had 17 crayons and gave 16 to a friend. How many crayons does Farhan have left?
- 9.5 − ? = 4
- 10.? − 13 = 3
- 11.There are 3 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 12.What is 1 less than 2?
- 13.What is 1 less than 8?
- 14.Vivaan had 19 mangoes and gave 9 to a friend. How many mangoes does Vivaan have left?
- 15.What is 2 less than 4?
- 16.Isha had 8 laddoos and gave 6 to a friend. How many laddoos does Isha have left?
- 17.There are 13 cups and 5 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 18.3 − ? = 1
- 19.2 − 1 =
- 20.What is 5 less than 20?
- 21.11 − 3 =
- 22.10 − 9 =
- 23.There are 19 pencils and 6 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 24.8 − ? = 7
- 25.5 − 3 =
- 26.There are 12 pencils and 5 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 27.? − 8 = 1
- 28.What is 2 less than 5?
- 29.12 − 9 =
- 30.13 − 5 =
- 31.5 − ? = 3
- 32.Vivaan had 3 bananas and gave 2 to a friend. How many bananas does Vivaan have left?
- 33.8 − 2 =
- 34.What is 2 less than 11?
- 35.There are 12 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 36.Priya had 15 laddoos and gave 7 to a friend. How many laddoos does Priya have left?
- 37.There are 9 pencils and 5 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 38.? − 12 = 2
- 39.7 − 5 =
- 40.20 − ? = 9
Answer key
- 7
- 11
- 4
- 6
- 11
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 1
- 16
- 1
- 1
- 7
- 10
- 2
- 2
- 8
- 2
- 1
- 15
- 8
- 1
- 13
- 1
- 2
- 7
- 9
- 3
- 3
- 8
- 2
- 1
- 6
- 9
- 10
- 8
- 4
- 14
- 2
- 11
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