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 cups and 5 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 2.There are 10 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 3.Tara had 14 kites and gave 5 to a friend. How many kites does Tara have left?
- 4.Priya had 13 marbles and gave 9 to a friend. How many marbles does Priya have left?
- 5.5 − 4 =
- 6.7 − ? = 1
- 7.15 − 12 =
- 8.Saanvi had 3 marbles and gave 1 to a friend. How many marbles does Saanvi have left?
- 9.Meera had 17 balls and gave 14 to a friend. How many balls does Meera have left?
- 10.19 − 18 =
- 11.There are 17 birds and 5 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 12.Aarav had 11 shells and gave 6 to a friend. How many shells does Aarav have left?
- 13.There are 5 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 14.4 − 2 =
- 15.? − 7 = 1
- 16.16 − 6 =
- 17.3 − ? = 1
- 18.15 − ? = 3
- 19.17 − 9 =
- 20.There are 14 bottles and 12 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 21.What is 15 less than 19?
- 22.8 − 7 =
- 23.There are 11 cups and 5 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 24.Diya had 9 balls and gave 3 to a friend. How many balls does Diya have left?
- 25.20 − 14 =
- 26.? − 14 = 6
- 27.6 − ? = 4
- 28.6 − ? = 2
- 29.There are 3 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 30.? − 1 = 5
- 31.? − 15 = 3
- 32.? − 7 = 5
- 33.9 − 5 =
- 34.What is 1 less than 2?
- 35.14 − 1 =
- 36.There are 17 children and 13 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 37.What is 1 less than 18?
- 38.Vivaan had 10 flowers and gave 2 to a friend. How many flowers does Vivaan have left?
- 39.What is 3 less than 7?
- 40.19 − 8 =
Answer key
- 1
- 8
- 9
- 4
- 1
- 6
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 12
- 5
- 3
- 2
- 8
- 10
- 2
- 12
- 8
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 6
- 6
- 6
- 20
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 6
- 18
- 12
- 4
- 1
- 13
- 4
- 17
- 8
- 4
- 11
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