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
- 1.18 − 8 =
- 2.There are 11 pencils and 8 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 3.6 − ? = 5
- 4.There are 6 boys and 5 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 5.6 − 2 =
- 6.19 − 6 =
- 7.14 − ? = 12
- 8.What is 7 less than 19?
- 9.Meera had 16 balls and gave 3 to a friend. How many balls does Meera have left?
- 10.There are 15 boys and 9 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 11.? − 18 = 1
- 12.9 − 8 =
- 13.What is 11 less than 13?
- 14.There are 3 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 15.Priya had 12 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Priya have left?
- 16.What is 7 less than 17?
- 17.17 − 6 =
- 18.? − 2 = 8
- 19.What is 5 less than 14?
- 20.There are 18 boys and 12 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 21.19 − ? = 7
- 22.What is 2 less than 3?
- 23.4 − 2 =
- 24.10 − 3 =
- 25.19 − 8 =
- 26.2 − 1 =
- 27.16 − ? = 4
- 28.There are 7 bottles and 5 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 29.? − 5 = 1
- 30.What is 6 less than 12?
- 31.18 − 14 =
- 32.There are 4 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 33.4 − ? = 2
- 34.? − 12 = 8
- 35.5 − ? = 1
- 36.15 − 6 =
- 37.Kabir had 3 balls and gave 1 to a friend. How many balls does Kabir have left?
- 38.Saanvi had 4 books and gave 1 to a friend. How many books does Saanvi have left?
- 39.18 − ? = 4
- 40.Gurpreet had 19 kites and gave 13 to a friend. How many kites does Gurpreet have left?
Answer key
- 10
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 4
- 13
- 2
- 12
- 13
- 6
- 19
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 10
- 10
- 11
- 10
- 9
- 6
- 12
- 1
- 2
- 7
- 11
- 1
- 12
- 2
- 6
- 6
- 4
- 2
- 2
- 20
- 4
- 9
- 2
- 3
- 14
- 6
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