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 13 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 2.There are 7 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 3.16 − 11 =
- 4.What is 13 less than 16?
- 5.17 − 14 =
- 6.Saanvi had 4 marbles and gave 1 to a friend. How many marbles does Saanvi have left?
- 7.Manav had 13 kites and gave 10 to a friend. How many kites does Manav have left?
- 8.Joseph had 16 flowers and gave 13 to a friend. How many flowers does Joseph have left?
- 9.? − 12 = 1
- 10.Meera had 5 marbles and gave 4 to a friend. How many marbles does Meera have left?
- 11.19 − 12 =
- 12.18 − 5 =
- 13.8 − ? = 1
- 14.Karan had 18 balloons and gave 4 to a friend. How many balloons does Karan have left?
- 15.There are 4 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 16.8 − 1 =
- 17.What is 6 less than 14?
- 18.There are 16 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 19.3 − 1 =
- 20.Meera had 19 kites and gave 3 to a friend. How many kites does Meera have left?
- 21.14 − 2 =
- 22.8 − ? = 5
- 23.Aarav had 18 shells and gave 5 to a friend. How many shells does Aarav have left?
- 24.12 − 9 =
- 25.Lakshmi had 17 flowers and gave 16 to a friend. How many flowers does Lakshmi have left?
- 26.What is 4 less than 11?
- 27.7 − 1 =
- 28.? − 3 = 17
- 29.Kabir had 11 mangoes and gave 3 to a friend. How many mangoes does Kabir have left?
- 30.16 − 12 =
- 31.What is 2 less than 4?
- 32.Arjun had 9 shells and gave 4 to a friend. How many shells does Arjun have left?
- 33.6 − 4 =
- 34.4 − ? = 2
- 35.6 − 3 =
- 36.Pooja had 8 flowers and gave 2 to a friend. How many flowers does Pooja have left?
- 37.Gurpreet had 14 bananas and gave 8 to a friend. How many bananas does Gurpreet have left?
- 38.20 − 6 =
- 39.What is 18 less than 20?
- 40.10 − 3 =
Answer key
- 8
- 4
- 5
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 13
- 1
- 7
- 13
- 7
- 14
- 2
- 7
- 8
- 13
- 2
- 16
- 12
- 3
- 13
- 3
- 1
- 7
- 6
- 20
- 8
- 4
- 2
- 5
- 2
- 2
- 3
- 6
- 6
- 14
- 2
- 7
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