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 =
- 2.18 − 8 =
- 3.Meera had 17 flowers and gave 5 to a friend. How many flowers does Meera have left?
- 4.What is 3 less than 8?
- 5.17 − 3 =
- 6.? − 6 = 6
- 7.3 − 2 =
- 8.Gurpreet had 14 pencils and gave 10 to a friend. How many pencils does Gurpreet have left?
- 9.There are 5 bottles and 4 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 10.18 − ? = 13
- 11.What is 16 less than 18?
- 12.Arjun had 13 pencils and gave 4 to a friend. How many pencils does Arjun have left?
- 13.Rahul had 20 laddoos and gave 19 to a friend. How many laddoos does Rahul have left?
- 14.Isha had 15 flowers and gave 2 to a friend. How many flowers does Isha have left?
- 15.There are 10 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 16.Pooja had 15 balls and gave 11 to a friend. How many balls does Pooja have left?
- 17.There are 7 pencils and 5 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 18.What is 4 less than 20?
- 19.There are 20 bottles and 14 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 20.What is 8 less than 10?
- 21.Arjun had 15 laddoos and gave 7 to a friend. How many laddoos does Arjun have left?
- 22.What is 4 less than 15?
- 23.What is 1 less than 3?
- 24.13 − 10 =
- 25.14 − 3 =
- 26.What is 9 less than 17?
- 27.There are 18 pencils and 6 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 28.17 − 9 =
- 29.19 − 13 =
- 30.There are 6 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 31.Nisha had 17 pencils and gave 10 to a friend. How many pencils does Nisha have left?
- 32.There are 12 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 33.What is 10 less than 13?
- 34.What is 6 less than 16?
- 35.There are 18 birds and 9 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 36.What is 8 less than 13?
- 37.There are 8 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 38.There are 10 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 39.There are 20 birds and 7 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 40.Isha had 13 shells and gave 9 to a friend. How many shells does Isha have left?
Answer key
- 5
- 10
- 12
- 5
- 14
- 12
- 1
- 4
- 1
- 5
- 2
- 9
- 1
- 13
- 6
- 4
- 2
- 16
- 6
- 2
- 8
- 11
- 2
- 3
- 11
- 8
- 12
- 8
- 6
- 3
- 7
- 9
- 3
- 10
- 9
- 5
- 6
- 8
- 13
- 4
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