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Class 1 Maths Worksheet: Subtraction

Maths worksheets lesson 4: Subtraction up to 20 · Set 437 · 40 sums
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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. 1.? − 8 = 2
  2. 2.There are 15 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
  3. 3.There are 13 cups and 11 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
  4. 4.There are 14 pencils and 5 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
  5. 5.14 − 7 =
  6. 6.What is 3 less than 8?
  7. 7.There are 7 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
  8. 8.There are 15 children and 12 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
  9. 9.What is 11 less than 16?
  10. 10.3 − 1 =
  11. 11.What is 2 less than 7?
  12. 12.4 − 2 =
  13. 13.There are 4 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
  14. 14.? − 2 = 5
  15. 15.What is 17 less than 18?
  16. 16.There are 20 bottles and 12 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
  17. 17.What is 3 less than 13?
  18. 18.? − 3 = 12
  19. 19.What is 7 less than 19?
  20. 20.18 − ? = 15
  21. 21.What is 3 less than 6?
  22. 22.19 − 16 =
  23. 23.Karan had 11 books and gave 1 to a friend. How many books does Karan have left?
  24. 24.Farhan had 17 laddoos and gave 5 to a friend. How many laddoos does Farhan have left?
  25. 25.Joseph had 15 shells and gave 2 to a friend. How many shells does Joseph have left?
  26. 26.What is 4 less than 10?
  27. 27.Nisha had 7 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Nisha have left?
  28. 28.What is 6 less than 16?
  29. 29.There are 6 cups and 5 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
  30. 30.Karan had 13 bananas and gave 12 to a friend. How many bananas does Karan have left?
  31. 31.There are 16 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
  32. 32.There are 19 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
  33. 33.4 − 1 =
  34. 34.8 − 2 =
  35. 35.Lakshmi had 3 flowers and gave 2 to a friend. How many flowers does Lakshmi have left?
  36. 36.There are 17 cups and 9 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
  37. 37.There are 3 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
  38. 38.15 − 3 =
  39. 39.Farhan had 5 balls and gave 1 to a friend. How many balls does Farhan have left?
  40. 40.6 − ? = 1

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 13
  3. 2
  4. 9
  5. 7
  6. 5
  7. 2
  8. 3
  9. 5
  10. 2
  11. 5
  12. 2
  13. 1
  14. 7
  15. 1
  16. 8
  17. 10
  18. 15
  19. 12
  20. 3
  21. 3
  22. 3
  23. 10
  24. 12
  25. 13
  26. 6
  27. 6
  28. 10
  29. 1
  30. 1
  31. 9
  32. 17
  33. 3
  34. 6
  35. 1
  36. 8
  37. 1
  38. 12
  39. 4
  40. 5

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