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 6 boys and 5 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 2.There are 3 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 3.3 − 2 =
- 4.What is 6 less than 9?
- 5.What is 16 less than 17?
- 6.There are 17 cups and 5 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 7.What is 8 less than 17?
- 8.There are 17 cups and 10 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 9.What is 5 less than 20?
- 10.What is 3 less than 5?
- 11.There are 3 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 12.20 − ? = 13
- 13.What is 7 less than 8?
- 14.14 − 12 =
- 15.? − 2 = 7
- 16.2 − 1 =
- 17.16 − 4 =
- 18.There are 9 birds and 6 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 19.There are 15 cups and 5 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 20.There are 5 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 21.There are 13 birds and 11 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 22.Ananya had 16 kites and gave 2 to a friend. How many kites does Ananya have left?
- 23.Rahul had 19 pencils and gave 14 to a friend. How many pencils does Rahul have left?
- 24.6 − 2 =
- 25.12 − 11 =
- 26.6 − 1 =
- 27.There are 5 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 28.Riya had 7 crayons and gave 6 to a friend. How many crayons does Riya have left?
- 29.There are 3 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 30.There are 17 birds and 16 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 31.? − 2 = 1
- 32.17 − ? = 15
- 33.Ananya had 10 books and gave 2 to a friend. How many books does Ananya have left?
- 34.What is 11 less than 16?
- 35.14 − 3 =
- 36.16 − ? = 15
- 37.Tara had 5 balloons and gave 1 to a friend. How many balloons does Tara have left?
- 38.There are 18 boys and 7 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 39.Ishaan had 15 laddoos and gave 13 to a friend. How many laddoos does Ishaan have left?
- 40.There are 5 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
Answer key
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 12
- 9
- 7
- 15
- 2
- 1
- 7
- 1
- 2
- 9
- 1
- 12
- 3
- 10
- 2
- 2
- 14
- 5
- 4
- 1
- 5
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 8
- 5
- 11
- 1
- 4
- 11
- 2
- 3
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