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.What is 3 less than 15?
- 2.15 − 6 =
- 3.Lakshmi had 6 pencils and gave 3 to a friend. How many pencils does Lakshmi have left?
- 4.8 − ? = 7
- 5.13 − ? = 1
- 6.17 − 1 =
- 7.There are 4 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 8.There are 14 boys and 7 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 9.Diya had 19 kites and gave 7 to a friend. How many kites does Diya have left?
- 10.Priya had 15 mangoes and gave 3 to a friend. How many mangoes does Priya have left?
- 11.What is 1 less than 5?
- 12.? − 3 = 5
- 13.16 − 5 =
- 14.Karan had 17 mangoes and gave 9 to a friend. How many mangoes does Karan have left?
- 15.16 − 2 =
- 16.There are 10 cups and 8 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 17.? − 2 = 15
- 18.There are 3 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 19.Diya had 18 kites and gave 16 to a friend. How many kites does Diya have left?
- 20.There are 18 children and 13 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 21.There are 11 pencils and 7 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 22.There are 6 pencils and 5 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 23.There are 7 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 24.There are 9 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 25.3 − ? = 2
- 26.3 − 1 =
- 27.Ananya had 6 marbles and gave 4 to a friend. How many marbles does Ananya have left?
- 28.15 − 7 =
- 29.? − 2 = 4
- 30.13 − ? = 7
- 31.Pooja had 15 books and gave 1 to a friend. How many books does Pooja have left?
- 32.? − 5 = 2
- 33.17 − 5 =
- 34.Diya had 15 books and gave 3 to a friend. How many books does Diya have left?
- 35.2 − 1 =
- 36.What is 1 less than 6?
- 37.There are 12 birds and 5 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 38.18 − ? = 14
- 39.19 − ? = 9
- 40.What is 5 less than 7?
Answer key
- 12
- 9
- 3
- 1
- 12
- 16
- 1
- 7
- 12
- 12
- 4
- 8
- 11
- 8
- 14
- 2
- 17
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 7
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 8
- 6
- 6
- 14
- 7
- 12
- 12
- 1
- 5
- 7
- 4
- 10
- 2
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