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.What is 1 less than 5?
- 2.11 − 3 =
- 3.20 − ? = 2
- 4.There are 6 birds and 4 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 5.? − 3 = 2
- 6.19 − ? = 6
- 7.What is 16 less than 18?
- 8.7 − 6 =
- 9.9 − ? = 8
- 10.7 − ? = 6
- 11.What is 2 less than 3?
- 12.8 − 4 =
- 13.There are 12 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 14.What is 4 less than 8?
- 15.There are 14 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 16.Zoya had 3 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Zoya have left?
- 17.There are 19 boys and 13 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 18.6 − 3 =
- 19.There are 16 birds and 11 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 20.Gurpreet had 12 books and gave 7 to a friend. How many books does Gurpreet have left?
- 21.2 − 1 =
- 22.13 − 7 =
- 23.17 − 15 =
- 24.There are 5 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 25.4 − ? = 1
- 26.Saanvi had 11 laddoos and gave 6 to a friend. How many laddoos does Saanvi have left?
- 27.Kavya had 17 shells and gave 1 to a friend. How many shells does Kavya have left?
- 28.13 − 12 =
- 29.19 − 9 =
- 30.What is 3 less than 6?
- 31.Vivaan had 17 kites and gave 7 to a friend. How many kites does Vivaan have left?
- 32.18 − 2 =
- 33.Isha had 15 balls and gave 5 to a friend. How many balls does Isha have left?
- 34.? − 13 = 6
- 35.4 − ? = 2
- 36.10 − 1 =
- 37.What is 8 less than 15?
- 38.8 − 1 =
- 39.Zoya had 5 balloons and gave 4 to a friend. How many balloons does Zoya have left?
- 40.9 − 5 =
Answer key
- 4
- 8
- 18
- 2
- 5
- 13
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 4
- 9
- 4
- 8
- 2
- 6
- 3
- 5
- 5
- 1
- 6
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 5
- 16
- 1
- 10
- 3
- 10
- 16
- 10
- 19
- 2
- 9
- 7
- 7
- 1
- 4
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