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 2 less than 5?
- 2.What is 7 less than 8?
- 3.What is 1 less than 4?
- 4.19 − 16 =
- 5.There are 11 pencils and 5 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 6.12 − 5 =
- 7.What is 1 less than 16?
- 8.6 − 3 =
- 9.There are 14 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 10.3 − 1 =
- 11.Gurpreet had 20 crayons and gave 4 to a friend. How many crayons does Gurpreet have left?
- 12.There are 7 pencils and 4 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 13.What is 3 less than 8?
- 14.What is 8 less than 15?
- 15.5 − 1 =
- 16.Aarav had 15 bananas and gave 12 to a friend. How many bananas does Aarav have left?
- 17.What is 6 less than 14?
- 18.What is 5 less than 7?
- 19.What is 1 less than 2?
- 20.What is 2 less than 14?
- 21.Isha had 6 bananas and gave 1 to a friend. How many bananas does Isha have left?
- 22.14 − ? = 9
- 23.What is 1 less than 14?
- 24.? − 2 = 17
- 25.2 − 1 =
- 26.15 − ? = 5
- 27.Rohan had 20 marbles and gave 1 to a friend. How many marbles does Rohan have left?
- 28.? − 9 = 8
- 29.16 − ? = 10
- 30.What is 6 less than 13?
- 31.9 − ? = 6
- 32.Manav had 13 laddoos and gave 1 to a friend. How many laddoos does Manav have left?
- 33.Sneha had 10 bananas and gave 2 to a friend. How many bananas does Sneha have left?
- 34.There are 17 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 35.Ananya had 8 shells and gave 2 to a friend. How many shells does Ananya have left?
- 36.What is 1 less than 3?
- 37.Saanvi had 13 books and gave 11 to a friend. How many books does Saanvi have left?
- 38.Sneha had 7 crayons and gave 4 to a friend. How many crayons does Sneha have left?
- 39.Isha had 7 marbles and gave 3 to a friend. How many marbles does Isha have left?
- 40.18 − 7 =
Answer key
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 6
- 7
- 15
- 3
- 11
- 2
- 16
- 3
- 5
- 7
- 4
- 3
- 8
- 2
- 1
- 12
- 5
- 5
- 13
- 19
- 1
- 10
- 19
- 17
- 6
- 7
- 3
- 12
- 8
- 12
- 6
- 2
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 11
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