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 9 pencils and 7 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 2.12 − ? = 6
- 3.10 − 4 =
- 4.16 − 6 =
- 5.Tara had 4 laddoos and gave 1 to a friend. How many laddoos does Tara have left?
- 6.There are 3 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 7.6 − 3 =
- 8.What is 4 less than 10?
- 9.11 − ? = 9
- 10.What is 1 less than 4?
- 11.What is 5 less than 15?
- 12.There are 8 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 13.? − 10 = 4
- 14.What is 1 less than 5?
- 15.12 − 1 =
- 16.Arjun had 9 laddoos and gave 3 to a friend. How many laddoos does Arjun have left?
- 17.6 − ? = 1
- 18.13 − 9 =
- 19.20 − 11 =
- 20.Riya had 13 balls and gave 9 to a friend. How many balls does Riya have left?
- 21.16 − ? = 9
- 22.? − 2 = 10
- 23.17 − 4 =
- 24.? − 5 = 3
- 25.? − 1 = 2
- 26.There are 9 pencils and 6 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 27.3 − 1 =
- 28.There are 8 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 29.Arjun had 13 mangoes and gave 4 to a friend. How many mangoes does Arjun have left?
- 30.6 − 2 =
- 31.3 − ? = 1
- 32.Zoya had 16 laddoos and gave 6 to a friend. How many laddoos does Zoya have left?
- 33.Dev had 4 mangoes and gave 1 to a friend. How many mangoes does Dev have left?
- 34.What is 5 less than 10?
- 35.Zoya had 3 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Zoya have left?
- 36.Gurpreet had 4 flowers and gave 3 to a friend. How many flowers does Gurpreet have left?
- 37.What is 3 less than 16?
- 38.Riya had 17 shells and gave 4 to a friend. How many shells does Riya have left?
- 39.Gurpreet had 6 balls and gave 5 to a friend. How many balls does Gurpreet have left?
- 40.4 − 1 =
Answer key
- 2
- 6
- 6
- 10
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 6
- 2
- 3
- 10
- 5
- 14
- 4
- 11
- 6
- 5
- 4
- 9
- 4
- 7
- 12
- 13
- 8
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 5
- 9
- 4
- 2
- 10
- 3
- 5
- 1
- 1
- 13
- 13
- 1
- 3
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