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
- 1.4 − 2 =
- 2.There are 5 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 3.Joseph had 4 crayons and gave 1 to a friend. How many crayons does Joseph have left?
- 4.What is 5 less than 18?
- 5.What is 3 less than 5?
- 6.Nisha had 7 flowers and gave 6 to a friend. How many flowers does Nisha have left?
- 7.Tara had 5 crayons and gave 2 to a friend. How many crayons does Tara have left?
- 8.There are 7 birds and 6 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 9.11 − ? = 9
- 10.There are 8 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 11.What is 16 less than 19?
- 12.Karan had 17 crayons and gave 11 to a friend. How many crayons does Karan have left?
- 13.Diya had 20 laddoos and gave 4 to a friend. How many laddoos does Diya have left?
- 14.? − 2 = 1
- 15.12 − 10 =
- 16.What is 10 less than 16?
- 17.Zoya had 4 shells and gave 3 to a friend. How many shells does Zoya have left?
- 18.There are 13 bottles and 4 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 19.17 − 14 =
- 20.20 − 4 =
- 21.There are 4 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 22.8 − 3 =
- 23.? − 1 = 7
- 24.There are 9 bottles and 7 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 25.13 − ? = 2
- 26.What is 10 less than 13?
- 27.15 − 4 =
- 28.? − 9 = 6
- 29.There are 20 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 30.What is 1 less than 17?
- 31.4 − ? = 3
- 32.What is 13 less than 14?
- 33.3 − ? = 2
- 34.There are 3 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 35.What is 4 less than 12?
- 36.2 − 1 =
- 37.11 − ? = 1
- 38.Joseph had 5 marbles and gave 3 to a friend. How many marbles does Joseph have left?
- 39.Meera had 11 shells and gave 8 to a friend. How many shells does Meera have left?
- 40.? − 2 = 9
Answer key
- 2
- 2
- 3
- 13
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 3
- 6
- 16
- 3
- 2
- 6
- 1
- 9
- 3
- 16
- 1
- 5
- 8
- 2
- 11
- 3
- 11
- 15
- 17
- 16
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 8
- 1
- 10
- 2
- 3
- 11
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