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.? − 2 = 1
- 2.Rahul had 18 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Rahul have left?
- 3.11 − 1 =
- 4.What is 8 less than 14?
- 5.Meera had 13 mangoes and gave 3 to a friend. How many mangoes does Meera have left?
- 6.6 − 4 =
- 7.9 − ? = 3
- 8.14 − ? = 13
- 9.3 − 1 =
- 10.There are 12 children and 9 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 11.8 − 1 =
- 12.What is 1 less than 5?
- 13.What is 1 less than 2?
- 14.There are 20 children and 19 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 15.? − 7 = 8
- 16.? − 10 = 4
- 17.Tara had 12 books and gave 11 to a friend. How many books does Tara have left?
- 18.There are 6 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 19.? − 2 = 16
- 20.There are 12 birds and 5 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 21.17 − 3 =
- 22.Vivaan had 8 mangoes and gave 1 to a friend. How many mangoes does Vivaan have left?
- 23.? − 2 = 2
- 24.? − 7 = 4
- 25.There are 4 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 26.19 − 11 =
- 27.17 − ? = 9
- 28.Kavya had 4 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Kavya have left?
- 29.5 − 4 =
- 30.There are 12 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 31.17 − 2 =
- 32.What is 4 less than 18?
- 33.What is 1 less than 6?
- 34.13 − 3 =
- 35.There are 16 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 36.16 − 11 =
- 37.Aarav had 18 books and gave 12 to a friend. How many books does Aarav have left?
- 38.What is 1 less than 20?
- 39.Vivaan had 17 books and gave 11 to a friend. How many books does Vivaan have left?
- 40.What is 10 less than 12?
Answer key
- 3
- 16
- 10
- 6
- 10
- 2
- 6
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 7
- 4
- 1
- 1
- 15
- 14
- 1
- 3
- 18
- 7
- 14
- 7
- 4
- 11
- 1
- 8
- 8
- 3
- 1
- 7
- 15
- 14
- 5
- 10
- 14
- 5
- 6
- 19
- 6
- 2
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