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.Gurpreet had 6 pencils and gave 4 to a friend. How many pencils does Gurpreet have left?
- 2.Joseph had 8 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Joseph have left?
- 3.Manav had 18 shells and gave 4 to a friend. How many shells does Manav have left?
- 4.Riya had 16 shells and gave 13 to a friend. How many shells does Riya have left?
- 5.What is 1 less than 4?
- 6.What is 1 less than 13?
- 7.What is 3 less than 7?
- 8.Dev had 6 laddoos and gave 1 to a friend. How many laddoos does Dev have left?
- 9.12 − ? = 1
- 10.3 − ? = 1
- 11.2 − 1 =
- 12.? − 13 = 1
- 13.16 − 12 =
- 14.15 − 2 =
- 15.There are 10 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 16.14 − 5 =
- 17.What is 7 less than 9?
- 18.4 − ? = 2
- 19.? − 3 = 13
- 20.Ananya had 7 kites and gave 1 to a friend. How many kites does Ananya have left?
- 21.Farhan had 19 laddoos and gave 4 to a friend. How many laddoos does Farhan have left?
- 22.19 − ? = 6
- 23.Aarav had 18 bananas and gave 12 to a friend. How many bananas does Aarav have left?
- 24.? − 5 = 5
- 25.Manav had 15 balloons and gave 10 to a friend. How many balloons does Manav have left?
- 26.What is 5 less than 6?
- 27.11 − ? = 1
- 28.15 − 11 =
- 29.8 − 2 =
- 30.Tara had 7 shells and gave 3 to a friend. How many shells does Tara have left?
- 31.9 − 3 =
- 32.There are 14 birds and 5 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 33.What is 3 less than 14?
- 34.16 − 7 =
- 35.Riya had 17 balls and gave 16 to a friend. How many balls does Riya have left?
- 36.14 − 9 =
- 37.10 − 3 =
- 38.There are 7 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 39.? − 6 = 10
- 40.18 − 1 =
Answer key
- 2
- 6
- 14
- 3
- 3
- 12
- 4
- 5
- 11
- 2
- 1
- 14
- 4
- 13
- 8
- 9
- 2
- 2
- 16
- 6
- 15
- 13
- 6
- 10
- 5
- 1
- 10
- 4
- 6
- 4
- 6
- 9
- 11
- 9
- 1
- 5
- 7
- 4
- 16
- 17
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