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
- 1.7 − 2 =
- 2.? − 4 = 16
- 3.Isha had 17 flowers and gave 8 to a friend. How many flowers does Isha have left?
- 4.20 − 7 =
- 5.There are 3 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 6.What is 1 less than 3?
- 7.20 − 6 =
- 8.Priya had 17 pencils and gave 12 to a friend. How many pencils does Priya have left?
- 9.There are 12 children and 11 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 10.Farhan had 12 shells and gave 10 to a friend. How many shells does Farhan have left?
- 11.Rahul had 9 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Rahul have left?
- 12.Aditya had 6 flowers and gave 1 to a friend. How many flowers does Aditya have left?
- 13.What is 9 less than 15?
- 14.4 − 2 =
- 15.There are 5 birds and 4 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 16.Lakshmi had 7 laddoos and gave 5 to a friend. How many laddoos does Lakshmi have left?
- 17.Riya had 19 books and gave 5 to a friend. How many books does Riya have left?
- 18.Ishaan had 5 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Ishaan have left?
- 19.16 − ? = 3
- 20.7 − 5 =
- 21.There are 15 birds and 4 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 22.Meera had 20 mangoes and gave 13 to a friend. How many mangoes does Meera have left?
- 23.12 − ? = 6
- 24.11 − 10 =
- 25.Pooja had 7 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Pooja have left?
- 26.What is 2 less than 4?
- 27.Lakshmi had 8 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Lakshmi have left?
- 28.What is 1 less than 8?
- 29.What is 5 less than 6?
- 30.12 − 3 =
- 31.8 − 5 =
- 32.Dev had 8 books and gave 4 to a friend. How many books does Dev have left?
- 33.5 − 2 =
- 34.What is 9 less than 20?
- 35.12 − ? = 2
- 36.What is 8 less than 10?
- 37.Aarav had 15 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Aarav have left?
- 38.What is 11 less than 20?
- 39.There are 6 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 40.There are 19 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
Answer key
- 5
- 20
- 9
- 13
- 1
- 2
- 14
- 5
- 1
- 2
- 8
- 5
- 6
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 14
- 3
- 13
- 2
- 11
- 7
- 6
- 1
- 5
- 2
- 7
- 7
- 1
- 9
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 11
- 10
- 2
- 13
- 9
- 3
- 12
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