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
- 1.16 − 3 =
- 2.Karan had 7 flowers and gave 5 to a friend. How many flowers does Karan have left?
- 3.13 − ? = 9
- 4.There are 6 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 5.? − 1 = 2
- 6.There are 13 boys and 11 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 7.What is 11 less than 18?
- 8.13 − 2 =
- 9.What is 11 less than 12?
- 10.2 − 1 =
- 11.Kabir had 3 shells and gave 1 to a friend. How many shells does Kabir have left?
- 12.3 − 2 =
- 13.8 − 4 =
- 14.What is 4 less than 9?
- 15.16 − 8 =
- 16.There are 20 cups and 10 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 17.Priya had 9 kites and gave 7 to a friend. How many kites does Priya have left?
- 18.6 − ? = 2
- 19.There are 20 pencils and 13 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 20.Ananya had 15 laddoos and gave 14 to a friend. How many laddoos does Ananya have left?
- 21.There are 5 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 22.11 − 10 =
- 23.There are 4 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 24.What is 14 less than 20?
- 25.There are 5 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 26.Ananya had 10 pencils and gave 7 to a friend. How many pencils does Ananya have left?
- 27.Ishaan had 5 shells and gave 2 to a friend. How many shells does Ishaan have left?
- 28.What is 16 less than 18?
- 29.7 − ? = 3
- 30.What is 1 less than 18?
- 31.5 − ? = 2
- 32.19 − ? = 4
- 33.Dev had 4 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Dev have left?
- 34.Aditya had 5 laddoos and gave 4 to a friend. How many laddoos does Aditya have left?
- 35.5 − ? = 3
- 36.There are 6 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 37.What is 2 less than 8?
- 38.There are 5 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 39.? − 1 = 3
- 40.What is 3 less than 9?
Answer key
- 13
- 2
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 2
- 7
- 11
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 4
- 5
- 8
- 10
- 2
- 4
- 7
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 6
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 4
- 17
- 3
- 15
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 6
- 3
- 4
- 6
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