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Class 1 Maths Worksheet: Subtraction

Maths worksheets lesson 4: Subtraction up to 20 · Set 491 · 40 sums
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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. 1.There are 19 birds and 8 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
  2. 2.7 − ? = 5
  3. 3.What is 5 less than 7?
  4. 4.9 − 3 =
  5. 5.14 − 6 =
  6. 6.What is 1 less than 3?
  7. 7.5 − 1 =
  8. 8.There are 12 pencils and 11 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
  9. 9.Sneha had 4 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Sneha have left?
  10. 10.20 − 6 =
  11. 11.18 − 11 =
  12. 12.5 − 4 =
  13. 13.16 − 2 =
  14. 14.7 − 4 =
  15. 15.There are 7 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
  16. 16.What is 3 less than 5?
  17. 17.16 − 6 =
  18. 18.12 − 11 =
  19. 19.? − 6 = 8
  20. 20.17 − ? = 1
  21. 21.What is 3 less than 7?
  22. 22.6 − 3 =
  23. 23.Vivaan had 17 books and gave 6 to a friend. How many books does Vivaan have left?
  24. 24.Aditya had 15 laddoos and gave 4 to a friend. How many laddoos does Aditya have left?
  25. 25.Lakshmi had 8 balls and gave 1 to a friend. How many balls does Lakshmi have left?
  26. 26.There are 17 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
  27. 27.Sneha had 3 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Sneha have left?
  28. 28.8 − ? = 1
  29. 29.What is 16 less than 19?
  30. 30.There are 7 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
  31. 31.What is 5 less than 14?
  32. 32.2 − 1 =
  33. 33.Zoya had 9 crayons and gave 6 to a friend. How many crayons does Zoya have left?
  34. 34.There are 12 bottles and 7 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
  35. 35.There are 4 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
  36. 36.What is 1 less than 2?
  37. 37.? − 1 = 4
  38. 38.? − 1 = 2
  39. 39.Karan had 4 kites and gave 2 to a friend. How many kites does Karan have left?
  40. 40.3 − ? = 2

Answer key

  1. 11
  2. 2
  3. 2
  4. 6
  5. 8
  6. 2
  7. 4
  8. 1
  9. 2
  10. 14
  11. 7
  12. 1
  13. 14
  14. 3
  15. 2
  16. 2
  17. 10
  18. 1
  19. 14
  20. 16
  21. 4
  22. 3
  23. 11
  24. 11
  25. 7
  26. 15
  27. 1
  28. 7
  29. 3
  30. 5
  31. 9
  32. 1
  33. 3
  34. 5
  35. 1
  36. 1
  37. 5
  38. 3
  39. 2
  40. 1

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