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.There are 18 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 3.Karan had 3 kites and gave 2 to a friend. How many kites does Karan have left?
- 4.There are 14 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 5.What is 3 less than 5?
- 6.Aditya had 15 crayons and gave 8 to a friend. How many crayons does Aditya have left?
- 7.6 − ? = 1
- 8.Farhan had 18 bananas and gave 12 to a friend. How many bananas does Farhan have left?
- 9.What is 5 less than 11?
- 10.There are 3 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 11.9 − ? = 7
- 12.What is 2 less than 14?
- 13.There are 20 children and 16 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 14.There are 9 birds and 6 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 15.There are 16 boys and 15 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 16.11 − ? = 2
- 17.10 − 9 =
- 18.Dev had 18 mangoes and gave 1 to a friend. How many mangoes does Dev have left?
- 19.10 − ? = 2
- 20.2 − 1 =
- 21.There are 4 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 22.There are 10 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 23.What is 5 less than 9?
- 24.Farhan had 7 balloons and gave 6 to a friend. How many balloons does Farhan have left?
- 25.What is 7 less than 9?
- 26.There are 12 cups and 11 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 27.20 − ? = 1
- 28.20 − ? = 17
- 29.What is 3 less than 6?
- 30.9 − ? = 4
- 31.Saanvi had 12 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Saanvi have left?
- 32.? − 6 = 13
- 33.7 − ? = 3
- 34.What is 12 less than 13?
- 35.There are 7 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 36.? − 1 = 5
- 37.Farhan had 8 mangoes and gave 1 to a friend. How many mangoes does Farhan have left?
- 38.What is 1 less than 3?
- 39.There are 12 pencils and 11 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 40.There are 4 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
Answer key
- 4
- 16
- 1
- 10
- 2
- 7
- 5
- 6
- 6
- 1
- 2
- 12
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 9
- 1
- 17
- 8
- 1
- 2
- 7
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 19
- 3
- 3
- 5
- 10
- 19
- 4
- 1
- 4
- 6
- 7
- 2
- 1
- 2
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