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.There are 17 pencils and 14 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 2.What is 1 less than 2?
- 3.There are 15 bottles and 14 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 4.Kabir had 14 crayons and gave 3 to a friend. How many crayons does Kabir have left?
- 5.There are 4 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 6.Lakshmi had 9 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Lakshmi have left?
- 7.13 − 1 =
- 8.Priya had 17 balls and gave 4 to a friend. How many balls does Priya have left?
- 9.? − 1 = 5
- 10.What is 12 less than 15?
- 11.18 − 3 =
- 12.19 − 12 =
- 13.15 − ? = 13
- 14.Rahul had 9 balls and gave 6 to a friend. How many balls does Rahul have left?
- 15.What is 2 less than 5?
- 16.14 − 7 =
- 17.18 − 17 =
- 18.What is 4 less than 5?
- 19.What is 3 less than 20?
- 20.Diya had 18 bananas and gave 17 to a friend. How many bananas does Diya have left?
- 21.3 − ? = 2
- 22.There are 6 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 23.Meera had 17 books and gave 6 to a friend. How many books does Meera have left?
- 24.There are 8 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 25.7 − 2 =
- 26.Joseph had 16 balls and gave 8 to a friend. How many balls does Joseph have left?
- 27.Meera had 13 balls and gave 7 to a friend. How many balls does Meera have left?
- 28.What is 1 less than 7?
- 29.16 − ? = 8
- 30.What is 2 less than 4?
- 31.13 − ? = 6
- 32.What is 3 less than 5?
- 33.Sneha had 9 laddoos and gave 4 to a friend. How many laddoos does Sneha have left?
- 34.Nisha had 14 kites and gave 10 to a friend. How many kites does Nisha have left?
- 35.3 − 1 =
- 36.7 − ? = 3
- 37.There are 4 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 38.17 − 14 =
- 39.10 − 6 =
- 40.There are 16 pencils and 4 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
Answer key
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 11
- 1
- 7
- 12
- 13
- 6
- 3
- 15
- 7
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 7
- 1
- 1
- 17
- 1
- 1
- 4
- 11
- 5
- 5
- 8
- 6
- 6
- 8
- 2
- 7
- 2
- 5
- 4
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 12
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