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
- 1.7 − 2 =
- 2.? − 9 = 1
- 3.2 − 1 =
- 4.6 − 1 =
- 5.3 − 1 =
- 6.7 − ? = 6
- 7.What is 1 less than 9?
- 8.? − 13 = 4
- 9.7 − 4 =
- 10.What is 1 less than 2?
- 11.There are 15 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 12.What is 9 less than 10?
- 13.What is 1 less than 7?
- 14.There are 5 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 15.16 − 1 =
- 16.There are 15 bottles and 8 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 17.14 − ? = 1
- 18.Ishaan had 9 flowers and gave 5 to a friend. How many flowers does Ishaan have left?
- 19.There are 13 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 20.20 − 15 =
- 21.What is 1 less than 11?
- 22.There are 12 pencils and 11 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 23.11 − 5 =
- 24.What is 8 less than 19?
- 25.14 − 6 =
- 26.What is 4 less than 15?
- 27.13 − ? = 11
- 28.6 − 4 =
- 29.There are 18 cups and 14 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 30.5 − ? = 2
- 31.? − 1 = 5
- 32.7 − 1 =
- 33.11 − ? = 9
- 34.Saanvi had 5 marbles and gave 2 to a friend. How many marbles does Saanvi have left?
- 35.19 − 17 =
- 36.Karan had 10 books and gave 5 to a friend. How many books does Karan have left?
- 37.11 − 8 =
- 38.11 − ? = 7
- 39.19 − ? = 1
- 40.? − 2 = 2
Answer key
- 5
- 10
- 1
- 5
- 2
- 1
- 8
- 17
- 3
- 1
- 8
- 1
- 6
- 3
- 15
- 7
- 13
- 4
- 11
- 5
- 10
- 1
- 6
- 11
- 8
- 11
- 2
- 2
- 4
- 3
- 6
- 6
- 2
- 3
- 2
- 5
- 3
- 4
- 18
- 4
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