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.Isha had 6 pencils and gave 3 to a friend. How many pencils does Isha have left?
- 2.There are 3 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 3.There are 17 boys and 11 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 4.9 − 7 =
- 5.7 − 1 =
- 6.? − 1 = 3
- 7.What is 10 less than 14?
- 8.10 − ? = 8
- 9.3 − 1 =
- 10.What is 4 less than 13?
- 11.There are 13 pencils and 9 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 12.What is 11 less than 16?
- 13.Aarav had 8 shells and gave 7 to a friend. How many shells does Aarav have left?
- 14.Saanvi had 16 crayons and gave 8 to a friend. How many crayons does Saanvi have left?
- 15.? − 3 = 9
- 16.Sneha had 13 books and gave 12 to a friend. How many books does Sneha have left?
- 17.18 − 5 =
- 18.7 − 5 =
- 19.What is 1 less than 4?
- 20.What is 3 less than 8?
- 21.Manav had 16 balloons and gave 4 to a friend. How many balloons does Manav have left?
- 22.? − 2 = 18
- 23.Kavya had 9 shells and gave 7 to a friend. How many shells does Kavya have left?
- 24.There are 12 cups and 8 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 25.There are 6 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 26.There are 3 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 27.What is 14 less than 16?
- 28.Pooja had 13 balls and gave 10 to a friend. How many balls does Pooja have left?
- 29.Kavya had 13 shells and gave 7 to a friend. How many shells does Kavya have left?
- 30.Meera had 20 marbles and gave 8 to a friend. How many marbles does Meera have left?
- 31.There are 10 bottles and 5 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 32.? − 2 = 5
- 33.What is 9 less than 16?
- 34.Ishaan had 9 mangoes and gave 4 to a friend. How many mangoes does Ishaan have left?
- 35.There are 10 cups and 9 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 36.Diya had 5 crayons and gave 1 to a friend. How many crayons does Diya have left?
- 37.There are 9 cups and 8 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 38.What is 1 less than 8?
- 39.4 − ? = 2
- 40.What is 7 less than 9?
Answer key
- 3
- 1
- 6
- 2
- 6
- 4
- 4
- 2
- 2
- 9
- 4
- 5
- 1
- 8
- 12
- 1
- 13
- 2
- 3
- 5
- 12
- 20
- 2
- 4
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 6
- 12
- 5
- 7
- 7
- 5
- 1
- 4
- 1
- 7
- 2
- 2
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