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 16 children and 13 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 2.Diya had 3 bananas and gave 1 to a friend. How many bananas does Diya have left?
- 3.10 − 1 =
- 4.There are 15 birds and 14 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 5.Aarav had 5 mangoes and gave 4 to a friend. How many mangoes does Aarav have left?
- 6.18 − ? = 11
- 7.5 − ? = 2
- 8.15 − ? = 9
- 9.There are 5 boys and 4 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 10.Priya had 8 pencils and gave 5 to a friend. How many pencils does Priya have left?
- 11.3 − 2 =
- 12.There are 20 birds and 17 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 13.4 − 3 =
- 14.4 − 2 =
- 15.16 − 8 =
- 16.13 − 6 =
- 17.7 − ? = 1
- 18.There are 13 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 19.? − 3 = 13
- 20.2 − 1 =
- 21.There are 6 bottles and 4 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 22.There are 8 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 23.5 − 4 =
- 24.There are 8 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 25.10 − ? = 6
- 26.? − 14 = 5
- 27.Rohan had 20 kites and gave 10 to a friend. How many kites does Rohan have left?
- 28.Saanvi had 10 balloons and gave 1 to a friend. How many balloons does Saanvi have left?
- 29.There are 16 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 30.There are 11 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 31.? − 2 = 1
- 32.There are 8 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 33.There are 13 boys and 9 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 34.There are 15 bottles and 8 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 35.11 − ? = 3
- 36.18 − 15 =
- 37.There are 10 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 38.Nisha had 15 flowers and gave 8 to a friend. How many flowers does Nisha have left?
- 39.20 − 7 =
- 40.There are 18 cups and 15 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
Answer key
- 3
- 2
- 9
- 1
- 1
- 7
- 3
- 6
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 8
- 7
- 6
- 10
- 16
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 1
- 6
- 4
- 19
- 10
- 9
- 14
- 6
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 7
- 8
- 3
- 3
- 7
- 13
- 3
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