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 8 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 2.6 − 4 =
- 3.2 − 1 =
- 4.6 − 1 =
- 5.18 − 2 =
- 6.19 − 13 =
- 7.? − 2 = 2
- 8.There are 4 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 9.There are 5 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 10.16 − 4 =
- 11.What is 9 less than 19?
- 12.What is 4 less than 20?
- 13.What is 1 less than 11?
- 14.Farhan had 12 laddoos and gave 10 to a friend. How many laddoos does Farhan have left?
- 15.What is 3 less than 6?
- 16.What is 2 less than 16?
- 17.Ananya had 8 books and gave 6 to a friend. How many books does Ananya have left?
- 18.Arjun had 16 kites and gave 12 to a friend. How many kites does Arjun have left?
- 19.What is 12 less than 15?
- 20.What is 1 less than 2?
- 21.3 − ? = 2
- 22.? − 7 = 2
- 23.? − 7 = 1
- 24.What is 7 less than 14?
- 25.What is 3 less than 4?
- 26.5 − ? = 3
- 27.Diya had 6 balloons and gave 1 to a friend. How many balloons does Diya have left?
- 28.Aditya had 6 pencils and gave 4 to a friend. How many pencils does Aditya have left?
- 29.Dev had 9 flowers and gave 2 to a friend. How many flowers does Dev have left?
- 30.15 − ? = 8
- 31.18 − 16 =
- 32.15 − 11 =
- 33.There are 10 pencils and 7 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 34.Kabir had 7 kites and gave 1 to a friend. How many kites does Kabir have left?
- 35.What is 4 less than 17?
- 36.Joseph had 4 books and gave 1 to a friend. How many books does Joseph have left?
- 37.What is 5 less than 6?
- 38.15 − 5 =
- 39.Zoya had 3 laddoos and gave 1 to a friend. How many laddoos does Zoya have left?
- 40.11 − 4 =
Answer key
- 6
- 2
- 1
- 5
- 16
- 6
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 12
- 10
- 16
- 10
- 2
- 3
- 14
- 2
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 9
- 8
- 7
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 2
- 7
- 7
- 2
- 4
- 3
- 6
- 13
- 3
- 1
- 10
- 2
- 7
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