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.There are 11 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 2.Manav had 9 mangoes and gave 2 to a friend. How many mangoes does Manav have left?
- 3.What is 2 less than 11?
- 4.19 − 3 =
- 5.16 − ? = 4
- 6.There are 5 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 7.Rohan had 19 crayons and gave 11 to a friend. How many crayons does Rohan have left?
- 8.What is 11 less than 14?
- 9.? − 2 = 14
- 10.What is 1 less than 3?
- 11.19 − 7 =
- 12.4 − 2 =
- 13.Isha had 12 crayons and gave 4 to a friend. How many crayons does Isha have left?
- 14.? − 3 = 12
- 15.18 − 17 =
- 16.Farhan had 7 bananas and gave 1 to a friend. How many bananas does Farhan have left?
- 17.What is 8 less than 9?
- 18.16 − 8 =
- 19.Vivaan had 19 marbles and gave 17 to a friend. How many marbles does Vivaan have left?
- 20.What is 7 less than 20?
- 21.What is 5 less than 8?
- 22.8 − ? = 2
- 23.There are 4 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 24.There are 16 boys and 10 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 25.7 − 2 =
- 26.What is 2 less than 6?
- 27.7 − ? = 2
- 28.Ananya had 7 marbles and gave 4 to a friend. How many marbles does Ananya have left?
- 29.18 − 3 =
- 30.Pooja had 9 flowers and gave 5 to a friend. How many flowers does Pooja have left?
- 31.There are 18 boys and 12 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 32.13 − ? = 11
- 33.There are 11 cups and 6 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 34.Aditya had 16 bananas and gave 6 to a friend. How many bananas does Aditya have left?
- 35.Riya had 6 kites and gave 4 to a friend. How many kites does Riya have left?
- 36.What is 3 less than 4?
- 37.16 − 15 =
- 38.What is 7 less than 9?
- 39.What is 13 less than 16?
- 40.What is 2 less than 10?
Answer key
- 5
- 7
- 9
- 16
- 12
- 2
- 8
- 3
- 16
- 2
- 12
- 2
- 8
- 15
- 1
- 6
- 1
- 8
- 2
- 13
- 3
- 6
- 1
- 6
- 5
- 4
- 5
- 3
- 15
- 4
- 6
- 2
- 5
- 10
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 8
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