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
- 1.15 − 10 =
- 2.? − 5 = 2
- 3.14 − ? = 5
- 4.7 − ? = 6
- 5.What is 9 less than 20?
- 6.Nisha had 3 marbles and gave 2 to a friend. How many marbles does Nisha have left?
- 7.5 − ? = 1
- 8.There are 3 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 9.Kabir had 5 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Kabir have left?
- 10.There are 14 cups and 5 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 11.What is 1 less than 7?
- 12.? − 9 = 2
- 13.18 − ? = 2
- 14.11 − 7 =
- 15.18 − 4 =
- 16.14 − ? = 6
- 17.What is 1 less than 2?
- 18.Priya had 4 marbles and gave 3 to a friend. How many marbles does Priya have left?
- 19.14 − ? = 1
- 20.There are 11 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 21.There are 13 children and 8 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 22.What is 11 less than 15?
- 23.18 − 5 =
- 24.15 − 12 =
- 25.There are 6 bottles and 4 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 26.There are 12 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 27.Tara had 4 shells and gave 2 to a friend. How many shells does Tara have left?
- 28.? − 2 = 8
- 29.11 − ? = 1
- 30.There are 18 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 31.Tara had 13 bananas and gave 8 to a friend. How many bananas does Tara have left?
- 32.There are 16 boys and 10 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 33.? − 15 = 3
- 34.There are 14 bottles and 13 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 35.17 − 16 =
- 36.Karan had 4 flowers and gave 2 to a friend. How many flowers does Karan have left?
- 37.2 − 1 =
- 38.15 − 11 =
- 39.7 − 5 =
- 40.What is 14 less than 18?
Answer key
- 5
- 7
- 9
- 1
- 11
- 1
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 9
- 6
- 11
- 16
- 4
- 14
- 8
- 1
- 1
- 13
- 6
- 5
- 4
- 13
- 3
- 2
- 9
- 2
- 10
- 10
- 12
- 5
- 6
- 18
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 4
- 2
- 4
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