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 8 less than 20?
- 2.14 − 9 =
- 3.9 − ? = 2
- 4.There are 14 pencils and 13 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 5.? − 1 = 2
- 6.What is 1 less than 2?
- 7.There are 12 cups and 8 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 8.There are 12 birds and 8 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 9.There are 12 boys and 5 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 10.5 − 4 =
- 11.6 − 2 =
- 12.What is 3 less than 5?
- 13.16 − 12 =
- 14.13 − ? = 5
- 15.Rohan had 6 books and gave 4 to a friend. How many books does Rohan have left?
- 16.Priya had 7 pencils and gave 4 to a friend. How many pencils does Priya have left?
- 17.What is 14 less than 16?
- 18.What is 5 less than 12?
- 19.19 − 17 =
- 20.What is 15 less than 17?
- 21.Ishaan had 3 kites and gave 1 to a friend. How many kites does Ishaan have left?
- 22.4 − 3 =
- 23.There are 14 pencils and 9 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 24.20 − 1 =
- 25.Rahul had 5 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Rahul have left?
- 26.? − 16 = 3
- 27.Rahul had 11 balloons and gave 7 to a friend. How many balloons does Rahul have left?
- 28.3 − 1 =
- 29.Tara had 16 kites and gave 2 to a friend. How many kites does Tara have left?
- 30.8 − 6 =
- 31.? − 2 = 16
- 32.5 − 2 =
- 33.? − 10 = 10
- 34.Riya had 8 bananas and gave 2 to a friend. How many bananas does Riya have left?
- 35.18 − ? = 1
- 36.Aditya had 8 mangoes and gave 6 to a friend. How many mangoes does Aditya have left?
- 37.What is 15 less than 19?
- 38.What is 2 less than 14?
- 39.20 − 2 =
- 40.What is 2 less than 3?
Answer key
- 12
- 5
- 7
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 4
- 7
- 1
- 4
- 2
- 4
- 8
- 2
- 3
- 2
- 7
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 1
- 5
- 19
- 4
- 19
- 4
- 2
- 14
- 2
- 18
- 3
- 20
- 6
- 17
- 2
- 4
- 12
- 18
- 1
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