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 4 less than 11?
- 2.What is 10 less than 11?
- 3.5 − 1 =
- 4.? − 3 = 8
- 5.There are 7 boys and 5 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 6.5 − ? = 4
- 7.Zoya had 18 shells and gave 15 to a friend. How many shells does Zoya have left?
- 8.17 − 1 =
- 9.What is 1 less than 2?
- 10.Saanvi had 3 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Saanvi have left?
- 11.16 − ? = 8
- 12.What is 8 less than 12?
- 13.Ishaan had 7 flowers and gave 5 to a friend. How many flowers does Ishaan have left?
- 14.What is 6 less than 13?
- 15.Priya had 3 balls and gave 1 to a friend. How many balls does Priya have left?
- 16.19 − 15 =
- 17.Ananya had 9 bananas and gave 2 to a friend. How many bananas does Ananya have left?
- 18.6 − 4 =
- 19.9 − 8 =
- 20.2 − 1 =
- 21.14 − 12 =
- 22.What is 10 less than 12?
- 23.What is 3 less than 11?
- 24.9 − 5 =
- 25.What is 11 less than 13?
- 26.Ishaan had 3 kites and gave 1 to a friend. How many kites does Ishaan have left?
- 27.Ananya had 11 pencils and gave 6 to a friend. How many pencils does Ananya have left?
- 28.What is 7 less than 15?
- 29.There are 7 bottles and 4 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 30.Manav had 10 mangoes and gave 5 to a friend. How many mangoes does Manav have left?
- 31.15 − 7 =
- 32.? − 2 = 4
- 33.There are 4 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 34.What is 5 less than 16?
- 35.6 − 2 =
- 36.There are 19 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 37.? − 9 = 9
- 38.Kabir had 14 shells and gave 8 to a friend. How many shells does Kabir have left?
- 39.There are 17 boys and 5 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 40.17 − ? = 13
Answer key
- 7
- 1
- 4
- 11
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 16
- 1
- 2
- 8
- 4
- 2
- 7
- 2
- 4
- 7
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 8
- 4
- 2
- 2
- 5
- 8
- 3
- 5
- 8
- 6
- 2
- 11
- 4
- 16
- 18
- 6
- 12
- 4
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