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 13 birds and 8 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 2.14 − 2 =
- 3.? − 10 = 2
- 4.Kabir had 20 crayons and gave 11 to a friend. How many crayons does Kabir have left?
- 5.Riya had 18 pencils and gave 5 to a friend. How many pencils does Riya have left?
- 6.? − 14 = 2
- 7.? − 2 = 2
- 8.Isha had 16 crayons and gave 11 to a friend. How many crayons does Isha have left?
- 9.6 − 2 =
- 10.? − 1 = 2
- 11.What is 3 less than 15?
- 12.17 − ? = 4
- 13.2 − 1 =
- 14.Tara had 17 bananas and gave 6 to a friend. How many bananas does Tara have left?
- 15.18 − 14 =
- 16.There are 17 bottles and 15 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 17.There are 16 bottles and 15 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 18.? − 3 = 3
- 19.There are 20 pencils and 16 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 20.15 − ? = 11
- 21.There are 13 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 22.5 − 3 =
- 23.6 − ? = 4
- 24.11 − ? = 2
- 25.19 − 15 =
- 26.18 − 10 =
- 27.15 − ? = 5
- 28.Sneha had 4 marbles and gave 1 to a friend. How many marbles does Sneha have left?
- 29.16 − 4 =
- 30.There are 8 pencils and 4 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 31.There are 16 boys and 4 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 32.What is 3 less than 11?
- 33.Zoya had 10 shells and gave 1 to a friend. How many shells does Zoya have left?
- 34.9 − 1 =
- 35.Rahul had 11 bananas and gave 8 to a friend. How many bananas does Rahul have left?
- 36.? − 9 = 5
- 37.There are 17 bottles and 16 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 38.? − 10 = 1
- 39.Ananya had 8 shells and gave 3 to a friend. How many shells does Ananya have left?
- 40.8 − 6 =
Answer key
- 5
- 12
- 12
- 9
- 13
- 16
- 4
- 5
- 4
- 3
- 12
- 13
- 1
- 11
- 4
- 2
- 1
- 6
- 4
- 4
- 11
- 2
- 2
- 9
- 4
- 8
- 10
- 3
- 12
- 4
- 12
- 8
- 9
- 8
- 3
- 14
- 1
- 11
- 5
- 2
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