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
- 1.8 − 2 =
- 2.There are 7 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 3.Nisha had 5 bananas and gave 4 to a friend. How many bananas does Nisha have left?
- 4.There are 19 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 5.There are 13 children and 10 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 6.There are 3 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 7.There are 15 cups and 11 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 8.There are 13 cups and 12 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 9.12 − ? = 9
- 10.There are 15 pencils and 5 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 11.6 − 2 =
- 12.Joseph had 13 flowers and gave 7 to a friend. How many flowers does Joseph have left?
- 13.What is 5 less than 14?
- 14.What is 2 less than 3?
- 15.There are 19 pencils and 18 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 16.9 − 1 =
- 17.There are 16 birds and 15 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 18.4 − 1 =
- 19.18 − ? = 3
- 20.What is 1 less than 6?
- 21.17 − ? = 2
- 22.What is 1 less than 3?
- 23.Farhan had 9 laddoos and gave 5 to a friend. How many laddoos does Farhan have left?
- 24.What is 4 less than 20?
- 25.Saanvi had 5 shells and gave 1 to a friend. How many shells does Saanvi have left?
- 26.There are 8 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 27.There are 8 cups and 5 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 28.There are 12 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 29.5 − ? = 3
- 30.12 − 9 =
- 31.Tara had 6 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Tara have left?
- 32.Sneha had 12 marbles and gave 2 to a friend. How many marbles does Sneha have left?
- 33.What is 3 less than 6?
- 34.Rahul had 20 books and gave 7 to a friend. How many books does Rahul have left?
- 35.3 − ? = 2
- 36.5 − ? = 1
- 37.8 − ? = 3
- 38.There are 16 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 39.14 − ? = 7
- 40.There are 9 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
Answer key
- 6
- 4
- 1
- 16
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 10
- 4
- 6
- 9
- 1
- 1
- 8
- 1
- 3
- 15
- 5
- 15
- 2
- 4
- 16
- 4
- 6
- 3
- 6
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 10
- 3
- 13
- 1
- 4
- 5
- 14
- 7
- 6
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