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 5 less than 17?
- 2.10 − 2 =
- 3.Saanvi had 7 shells and gave 2 to a friend. How many shells does Saanvi have left?
- 4.11 − ? = 3
- 5.There are 12 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 6.Gurpreet had 20 kites and gave 10 to a friend. How many kites does Gurpreet have left?
- 7.Aditya had 4 marbles and gave 2 to a friend. How many marbles does Aditya have left?
- 8.What is 3 less than 8?
- 9.? − 14 = 3
- 10.What is 9 less than 13?
- 11.What is 2 less than 5?
- 12.Priya had 13 balloons and gave 9 to a friend. How many balloons does Priya have left?
- 13.? − 3 = 3
- 14.There are 17 cups and 14 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 15.? − 7 = 3
- 16.9 − ? = 7
- 17.There are 4 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 18.? − 3 = 8
- 19.Kabir had 20 laddoos and gave 12 to a friend. How many laddoos does Kabir have left?
- 20.17 − ? = 16
- 21.What is 9 less than 20?
- 22.What is 2 less than 12?
- 23.What is 16 less than 19?
- 24.12 − 9 =
- 25.There are 8 pencils and 7 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 26.What is 7 less than 20?
- 27.? − 3 = 1
- 28.There are 3 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 29.What is 2 less than 4?
- 30.There are 20 pencils and 18 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 31.2 − 1 =
- 32.12 − 3 =
- 33.Dev had 19 pencils and gave 10 to a friend. How many pencils does Dev have left?
- 34.17 − 1 =
- 35.Diya had 12 marbles and gave 5 to a friend. How many marbles does Diya have left?
- 36.11 − 10 =
- 37.What is 1 less than 2?
- 38.There are 5 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 39.18 − 13 =
- 40.Ananya had 3 bananas and gave 1 to a friend. How many bananas does Ananya have left?
Answer key
- 12
- 8
- 5
- 8
- 10
- 10
- 2
- 5
- 17
- 4
- 3
- 4
- 6
- 3
- 10
- 2
- 1
- 11
- 8
- 1
- 11
- 10
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 13
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 1
- 9
- 9
- 16
- 7
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 2
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