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.? − 3 = 17
- 2.6 − ? = 5
- 3.What is 2 less than 9?
- 4.7 − ? = 5
- 5.6 − 1 =
- 6.2 − 1 =
- 7.14 − ? = 2
- 8.16 − 3 =
- 9.Manav had 20 balls and gave 5 to a friend. How many balls does Manav have left?
- 10.11 − ? = 7
- 11.15 − 12 =
- 12.There are 12 birds and 6 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 13.7 − ? = 4
- 14.What is 4 less than 5?
- 15.Rohan had 17 flowers and gave 9 to a friend. How many flowers does Rohan have left?
- 16.There are 12 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 17.There are 4 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 18.? − 6 = 11
- 19.11 − 8 =
- 20.Joseph had 12 marbles and gave 11 to a friend. How many marbles does Joseph have left?
- 21.What is 1 less than 11?
- 22.17 − 5 =
- 23.14 − ? = 13
- 24.? − 16 = 2
- 25.There are 9 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 26.? − 1 = 10
- 27.What is 4 less than 16?
- 28.15 − 11 =
- 29.There are 15 cups and 6 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 30.There are 10 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 31.8 − ? = 3
- 32.There are 10 pencils and 6 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 33.Saanvi had 7 pencils and gave 6 to a friend. How many pencils does Saanvi have left?
- 34.Gurpreet had 13 balls and gave 7 to a friend. How many balls does Gurpreet have left?
- 35.There are 17 children and 8 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 36.14 − 8 =
- 37.There are 11 boys and 6 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 38.There are 11 pencils and 10 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 39.20 − ? = 3
- 40.16 − 15 =
Answer key
- 20
- 1
- 7
- 2
- 5
- 1
- 12
- 13
- 15
- 4
- 3
- 6
- 3
- 1
- 8
- 9
- 2
- 17
- 3
- 1
- 10
- 12
- 1
- 18
- 6
- 11
- 12
- 4
- 9
- 7
- 5
- 4
- 1
- 6
- 9
- 6
- 5
- 1
- 17
- 1
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