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 1 less than 2?
- 2.Zoya had 11 bananas and gave 6 to a friend. How many bananas does Zoya have left?
- 3.What is 2 less than 3?
- 4.8 − 1 =
- 5.There are 8 bottles and 5 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 6.? − 4 = 2
- 7.What is 11 less than 12?
- 8.16 − ? = 14
- 9.Saanvi had 4 bananas and gave 3 to a friend. How many bananas does Saanvi have left?
- 10.? − 1 = 19
- 11.There are 4 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 12.What is 9 less than 10?
- 13.Joseph had 7 kites and gave 6 to a friend. How many kites does Joseph have left?
- 14.What is 10 less than 14?
- 15.Dev had 3 bananas and gave 2 to a friend. How many bananas does Dev have left?
- 16.7 − 6 =
- 17.There are 18 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 18.What is 6 less than 8?
- 19.Riya had 15 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Riya have left?
- 20.There are 6 bottles and 4 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 21.There are 6 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 22.5 − 4 =
- 23.17 − 5 =
- 24.Dev had 18 balloons and gave 16 to a friend. How many balloons does Dev have left?
- 25.Rahul had 14 pencils and gave 9 to a friend. How many pencils does Rahul have left?
- 26.There are 14 children and 13 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 27.There are 16 cups and 8 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 28.What is 7 less than 10?
- 29.14 − 5 =
- 30.5 − 1 =
- 31.Farhan had 8 marbles and gave 4 to a friend. How many marbles does Farhan have left?
- 32.There are 12 boys and 5 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 33.What is 3 less than 15?
- 34.19 − ? = 12
- 35.There are 15 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 36.15 − ? = 3
- 37.What is 4 less than 5?
- 38.There are 8 pencils and 6 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 39.There are 18 cups and 15 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 40.What is 3 less than 8?
Answer key
- 1
- 5
- 1
- 7
- 3
- 6
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 20
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 4
- 1
- 1
- 11
- 2
- 13
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 12
- 2
- 5
- 1
- 8
- 3
- 9
- 4
- 4
- 7
- 12
- 7
- 13
- 12
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 5
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