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 = 8
- 2.There are 16 birds and 12 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 3.Sneha had 19 kites and gave 8 to a friend. How many kites does Sneha have left?
- 4.What is 11 less than 14?
- 5.There are 15 bottles and 10 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 6.? − 4 = 1
- 7.12 − ? = 6
- 8.? − 3 = 1
- 9.There are 10 birds and 8 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 10.What is 5 less than 14?
- 11.There are 12 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 12.There are 4 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 13.2 − 1 =
- 14.9 − ? = 8
- 15.Meera had 5 mangoes and gave 4 to a friend. How many mangoes does Meera have left?
- 16.? − 14 = 1
- 17.What is 1 less than 7?
- 18.15 − ? = 9
- 19.9 − ? = 6
- 20.13 − 2 =
- 21.What is 14 less than 15?
- 22.10 − 4 =
- 23.4 − 2 =
- 24.? − 2 = 5
- 25.7 − ? = 2
- 26.What is 8 less than 9?
- 27.8 − 7 =
- 28.? − 15 = 1
- 29.What is 7 less than 12?
- 30.What is 3 less than 6?
- 31.11 − ? = 6
- 32.Diya had 17 laddoos and gave 6 to a friend. How many laddoos does Diya have left?
- 33.5 − 1 =
- 34.? − 9 = 1
- 35.10 − ? = 5
- 36.Lakshmi had 12 crayons and gave 2 to a friend. How many crayons does Lakshmi have left?
- 37.18 − 2 =
- 38.Kabir had 15 pencils and gave 14 to a friend. How many pencils does Kabir have left?
- 39.14 − 1 =
- 40.? − 6 = 12
Answer key
- 12
- 4
- 11
- 3
- 5
- 5
- 6
- 4
- 2
- 9
- 9
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 15
- 6
- 6
- 3
- 11
- 1
- 6
- 2
- 7
- 5
- 1
- 1
- 16
- 5
- 3
- 5
- 11
- 4
- 10
- 5
- 10
- 16
- 1
- 13
- 18
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