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.Arjun had 3 shells and gave 1 to a friend. How many shells does Arjun have left?
- 2.14 − ? = 7
- 3.? − 1 = 3
- 4.16 − 4 =
- 5.What is 5 less than 7?
- 6.6 − 1 =
- 7.There are 3 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 8.6 − 3 =
- 9.Saanvi had 15 balls and gave 1 to a friend. How many balls does Saanvi have left?
- 10.? − 1 = 9
- 11.Isha had 19 marbles and gave 11 to a friend. How many marbles does Isha have left?
- 12.There are 13 pencils and 11 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 13.3 − 2 =
- 14.There are 15 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 15.11 − 3 =
- 16.What is 5 less than 16?
- 17.5 − 3 =
- 18.17 − 7 =
- 19.What is 2 less than 11?
- 20.Arjun had 7 pencils and gave 6 to a friend. How many pencils does Arjun have left?
- 21.There are 14 cups and 5 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 22.Farhan had 4 flowers and gave 2 to a friend. How many flowers does Farhan have left?
- 23.Arjun had 16 kites and gave 11 to a friend. How many kites does Arjun have left?
- 24.9 − 5 =
- 25.11 − ? = 10
- 26.Isha had 8 flowers and gave 3 to a friend. How many flowers does Isha have left?
- 27.There are 16 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 28.18 − 1 =
- 29.18 − 10 =
- 30.There are 10 children and 9 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 31.There are 19 birds and 4 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 32.Nisha had 16 kites and gave 5 to a friend. How many kites does Nisha have left?
- 33.There are 15 children and 10 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 34.18 − ? = 13
- 35.There are 5 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 36.Riya had 11 kites and gave 3 to a friend. How many kites does Riya have left?
- 37.What is 4 less than 15?
- 38.Lakshmi had 18 marbles and gave 14 to a friend. How many marbles does Lakshmi have left?
- 39.14 − ? = 13
- 40.There are 19 birds and 6 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
Answer key
- 2
- 7
- 4
- 12
- 2
- 5
- 1
- 3
- 14
- 10
- 8
- 2
- 1
- 9
- 8
- 11
- 2
- 10
- 9
- 1
- 9
- 2
- 5
- 4
- 1
- 5
- 13
- 17
- 8
- 1
- 15
- 11
- 5
- 5
- 2
- 8
- 11
- 4
- 1
- 13
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