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.
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- 1.What is 1 less than 3?
- 2.What is 5 less than 7?
- 3.There are 9 bottles and 5 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 4.? − 7 = 7
- 5.16 − ? = 2
- 6.? − 10 = 2
- 7.Sneha had 5 balls and gave 4 to a friend. How many balls does Sneha have left?
- 8.There are 5 pencils and 4 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 9.18 − ? = 14
- 10.18 − 15 =
- 11.Aarav had 4 flowers and gave 2 to a friend. How many flowers does Aarav have left?
- 12.There are 14 birds and 9 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 13.? − 1 = 10
- 14.There are 3 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 15.Saanvi had 3 balls and gave 1 to a friend. How many balls does Saanvi have left?
- 16.There are 12 children and 9 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 17.15 − ? = 12
- 18.5 − 1 =
- 19.? − 11 = 5
- 20.Kabir had 11 flowers and gave 7 to a friend. How many flowers does Kabir have left?
- 21.Tara had 16 crayons and gave 4 to a friend. How many crayons does Tara have left?
- 22.There are 4 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 23.? − 2 = 4
- 24.Gurpreet had 13 books and gave 7 to a friend. How many books does Gurpreet have left?
- 25.2 − 1 =
- 26.13 − 7 =
- 27.16 − 1 =
- 28.Zoya had 17 balls and gave 9 to a friend. How many balls does Zoya have left?
- 29.What is 11 less than 15?
- 30.What is 6 less than 8?
- 31.8 − ? = 6
- 32.14 − ? = 9
- 33.19 − 4 =
- 34.What is 4 less than 7?
- 35.Ishaan had 16 kites and gave 13 to a friend. How many kites does Ishaan have left?
- 36.3 − 1 =
- 37.There are 16 birds and 6 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 38.4 − ? = 3
- 39.There are 14 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 40.Sneha had 17 pencils and gave 3 to a friend. How many pencils does Sneha have left?
Answer key
- 2
- 2
- 4
- 14
- 14
- 12
- 1
- 1
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 5
- 11
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 16
- 4
- 12
- 1
- 6
- 6
- 1
- 6
- 15
- 8
- 4
- 2
- 2
- 5
- 15
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 10
- 1
- 11
- 14
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