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
- 1.5 − 3 =
- 2.11 − ? = 4
- 3.11 − ? = 5
- 4.What is 1 less than 12?
- 5.10 − 1 =
- 6.7 − 4 =
- 7.20 − 7 =
- 8.9 − 7 =
- 9.There are 14 bottles and 11 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 10.? − 2 = 9
- 11.5 − 1 =
- 12.? − 12 = 3
- 13.What is 3 less than 5?
- 14.2 − 1 =
- 15.Aarav had 17 crayons and gave 15 to a friend. How many crayons does Aarav have left?
- 16.Aditya had 18 mangoes and gave 8 to a friend. How many mangoes does Aditya have left?
- 17.6 − ? = 1
- 18.Rohan had 17 books and gave 11 to a friend. How many books does Rohan have left?
- 19.Joseph had 6 mangoes and gave 2 to a friend. How many mangoes does Joseph have left?
- 20.What is 4 less than 5?
- 21.Tara had 5 crayons and gave 4 to a friend. How many crayons does Tara have left?
- 22.There are 13 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 23.? − 6 = 11
- 24.Kavya had 12 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Kavya have left?
- 25.There are 9 bottles and 5 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 26.19 − ? = 17
- 27.20 − 1 =
- 28.5 − 4 =
- 29.What is 15 less than 20?
- 30.There are 20 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 31.There are 3 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 32.Aarav had 5 mangoes and gave 2 to a friend. How many mangoes does Aarav have left?
- 33.Ananya had 6 balls and gave 1 to a friend. How many balls does Ananya have left?
- 34.Kavya had 9 balls and gave 8 to a friend. How many balls does Kavya have left?
- 35.Diya had 18 pencils and gave 14 to a friend. How many pencils does Diya have left?
- 36.There are 5 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 37.19 − ? = 16
- 38.What is 15 less than 17?
- 39.Rahul had 3 kites and gave 2 to a friend. How many kites does Rahul have left?
- 40.There are 9 boys and 8 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
Answer key
- 2
- 7
- 6
- 11
- 9
- 3
- 13
- 2
- 3
- 11
- 4
- 15
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 10
- 5
- 6
- 4
- 1
- 1
- 11
- 17
- 10
- 4
- 2
- 19
- 1
- 5
- 18
- 1
- 3
- 5
- 1
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 1
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