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 16 less than 20?
- 2.2 − 1 =
- 3.7 − 2 =
- 4.17 − 8 =
- 5.12 − 8 =
- 6.What is 2 less than 11?
- 7.17 − 5 =
- 8.Arjun had 7 shells and gave 6 to a friend. How many shells does Arjun have left?
- 9.Diya had 3 laddoos and gave 1 to a friend. How many laddoos does Diya have left?
- 10.17 − 13 =
- 11.19 − 10 =
- 12.Riya had 12 bananas and gave 4 to a friend. How many bananas does Riya have left?
- 13.There are 17 cups and 7 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 14.6 − 1 =
- 15.3 − ? = 2
- 16.There are 4 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 17.Sneha had 10 bananas and gave 1 to a friend. How many bananas does Sneha have left?
- 18.13 − 2 =
- 19.There are 7 boys and 6 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 20.Joseph had 12 crayons and gave 9 to a friend. How many crayons does Joseph have left?
- 21.4 − ? = 1
- 22.12 − 4 =
- 23.There are 7 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 24.There are 16 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 25.There are 13 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 26.19 − 17 =
- 27.Karan had 16 crayons and gave 5 to a friend. How many crayons does Karan have left?
- 28.11 − 4 =
- 29.Pooja had 8 marbles and gave 2 to a friend. How many marbles does Pooja have left?
- 30.There are 8 pencils and 4 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 31.What is 1 less than 10?
- 32.What is 7 less than 15?
- 33.Sneha had 9 shells and gave 1 to a friend. How many shells does Sneha have left?
- 34.What is 1 less than 2?
- 35.Priya had 15 crayons and gave 6 to a friend. How many crayons does Priya have left?
- 36.There are 4 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 37.9 − 8 =
- 38.There are 5 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 39.Manav had 14 flowers and gave 9 to a friend. How many flowers does Manav have left?
- 40.What is 5 less than 13?
Answer key
- 4
- 1
- 5
- 9
- 4
- 9
- 12
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 9
- 8
- 10
- 5
- 1
- 2
- 9
- 11
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 8
- 4
- 11
- 10
- 2
- 11
- 7
- 6
- 4
- 9
- 8
- 8
- 1
- 9
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 8
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