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.Tara had 18 kites and gave 13 to a friend. How many kites does Tara have left?
- 2.9 − ? = 6
- 3.17 − 10 =
- 4.Rohan had 8 shells and gave 2 to a friend. How many shells does Rohan have left?
- 5.What is 8 less than 10?
- 6.What is 8 less than 17?
- 7.18 − ? = 3
- 8.? − 1 = 3
- 9.5 − 2 =
- 10.There are 7 cups and 5 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 11.4 − ? = 3
- 12.What is 1 less than 5?
- 13.What is 8 less than 14?
- 14.? − 3 = 1
- 15.What is 12 less than 13?
- 16.10 − 7 =
- 17.4 − 3 =
- 18.What is 5 less than 10?
- 19.There are 14 children and 13 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 20.Lakshmi had 20 bananas and gave 12 to a friend. How many bananas does Lakshmi have left?
- 21.Priya had 13 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Priya have left?
- 22.14 − ? = 12
- 23.18 − ? = 2
- 24.10 − 4 =
- 25.What is 1 less than 2?
- 26.3 − 2 =
- 27.There are 9 pencils and 7 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 28.14 − 7 =
- 29.What is 1 less than 3?
- 30.There are 4 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 31.There are 6 cups and 5 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 32.? − 5 = 3
- 33.17 − 1 =
- 34.There are 7 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 35.What is 10 less than 14?
- 36.Aarav had 7 balls and gave 3 to a friend. How many balls does Aarav have left?
- 37.18 − ? = 6
- 38.2 − 1 =
- 39.There are 3 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 40.What is 2 less than 11?
Answer key
- 5
- 3
- 7
- 6
- 2
- 9
- 15
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 4
- 6
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 5
- 1
- 8
- 11
- 2
- 16
- 6
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 7
- 2
- 2
- 1
- 8
- 16
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 12
- 1
- 1
- 9
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