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.Meera had 16 flowers and gave 3 to a friend. How many flowers does Meera have left?
- 2.6 − ? = 1
- 3.Priya had 6 flowers and gave 1 to a friend. How many flowers does Priya have left?
- 4.5 − 1 =
- 5.There are 7 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 6.14 − 7 =
- 7.10 − 9 =
- 8.There are 13 children and 10 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 9.There are 20 pencils and 10 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 10.Riya had 19 kites and gave 12 to a friend. How many kites does Riya have left?
- 11.11 − 4 =
- 12.3 − 2 =
- 13.Farhan had 7 pencils and gave 5 to a friend. How many pencils does Farhan have left?
- 14.10 − 4 =
- 15.Ananya had 14 balloons and gave 1 to a friend. How many balloons does Ananya have left?
- 16.? − 2 = 15
- 17.There are 20 children and 19 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 18.What is 7 less than 19?
- 19.There are 18 children and 17 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 20.? − 5 = 1
- 21.19 − 4 =
- 22.What is 10 less than 14?
- 23.14 − ? = 8
- 24.What is 8 less than 12?
- 25.? − 4 = 10
- 26.14 − 12 =
- 27.Lakshmi had 9 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Lakshmi have left?
- 28.Saanvi had 18 marbles and gave 11 to a friend. How many marbles does Saanvi have left?
- 29.7 − 6 =
- 30.Ishaan had 11 balloons and gave 8 to a friend. How many balloons does Ishaan have left?
- 31.There are 14 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 32.There are 5 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 33.There are 4 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 34.Kabir had 10 balloons and gave 8 to a friend. How many balloons does Kabir have left?
- 35.Nisha had 17 pencils and gave 4 to a friend. How many pencils does Nisha have left?
- 36.There are 11 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 37.There are 15 pencils and 6 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 38.What is 2 less than 10?
- 39.16 − 5 =
- 40.Zoya had 18 laddoos and gave 1 to a friend. How many laddoos does Zoya have left?
Answer key
- 13
- 5
- 5
- 4
- 4
- 7
- 1
- 3
- 10
- 7
- 7
- 1
- 2
- 6
- 13
- 17
- 1
- 12
- 1
- 6
- 15
- 4
- 6
- 4
- 14
- 2
- 7
- 7
- 1
- 3
- 11
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 13
- 8
- 9
- 8
- 11
- 17
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