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
- 1.10 − 8 =
- 2.Meera had 15 books and gave 13 to a friend. How many books does Meera have left?
- 3.What is 12 less than 14?
- 4.What is 10 less than 14?
- 5.There are 5 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 6.4 − ? = 1
- 7.What is 9 less than 13?
- 8.Meera had 4 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Meera have left?
- 9.There are 4 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 10.13 − 3 =
- 11.? − 2 = 2
- 12.What is 2 less than 11?
- 13.? − 1 = 2
- 14.19 − 2 =
- 15.What is 8 less than 14?
- 16.? − 2 = 13
- 17.7 − 4 =
- 18.There are 6 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 19.There are 4 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 20.14 − 5 =
- 21.There are 5 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 22.7 − ? = 4
- 23.There are 18 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 24.What is 9 less than 12?
- 25.There are 20 bottles and 5 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 26.Diya had 5 flowers and gave 4 to a friend. How many flowers does Diya have left?
- 27.? − 2 = 14
- 28.Saanvi had 6 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Saanvi have left?
- 29.11 − ? = 4
- 30.18 − 7 =
- 31.Pooja had 11 balloons and gave 4 to a friend. How many balloons does Pooja have left?
- 32.6 − 4 =
- 33.8 − 2 =
- 34.There are 18 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 35.7 − 2 =
- 36.There are 16 boys and 10 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 37.What is 11 less than 16?
- 38.? − 12 = 8
- 39.What is 4 less than 8?
- 40.14 − ? = 7
Answer key
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 1
- 10
- 4
- 9
- 3
- 17
- 6
- 15
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 9
- 3
- 3
- 16
- 3
- 15
- 1
- 16
- 4
- 7
- 11
- 7
- 2
- 6
- 16
- 5
- 6
- 5
- 20
- 4
- 7
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