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
- 1.15 − ? = 9
- 2.? − 19 = 1
- 3.What is 11 less than 15?
- 4.3 − ? = 2
- 5.? − 14 = 4
- 6.There are 16 bottles and 12 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 7.There are 10 pencils and 8 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 8.4 − 2 =
- 9.15 − ? = 14
- 10.What is 14 less than 20?
- 11.There are 14 cups and 7 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 12.17 − ? = 15
- 13.There are 10 cups and 8 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 14.Kabir had 17 shells and gave 9 to a friend. How many shells does Kabir have left?
- 15.Joseph had 9 shells and gave 7 to a friend. How many shells does Joseph have left?
- 16.15 − 9 =
- 17.20 − 7 =
- 18.Arjun had 12 balloons and gave 3 to a friend. How many balloons does Arjun have left?
- 19.There are 20 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 20.There are 12 birds and 11 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 21.There are 6 boys and 5 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 22.Ananya had 15 books and gave 13 to a friend. How many books does Ananya have left?
- 23.9 − 2 =
- 24.Farhan had 19 bananas and gave 14 to a friend. How many bananas does Farhan have left?
- 25.? − 1 = 6
- 26.? − 6 = 2
- 27.There are 12 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 28.There are 4 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 29.What is 1 less than 5?
- 30.? − 2 = 2
- 31.2 − 1 =
- 32.Karan had 18 books and gave 4 to a friend. How many books does Karan have left?
- 33.What is 13 less than 16?
- 34.Meera had 20 flowers and gave 10 to a friend. How many flowers does Meera have left?
- 35.Aarav had 3 flowers and gave 1 to a friend. How many flowers does Aarav have left?
- 36.Joseph had 3 bananas and gave 2 to a friend. How many bananas does Joseph have left?
- 37.10 − ? = 2
- 38.There are 9 cups and 8 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 39.Kavya had 13 kites and gave 9 to a friend. How many kites does Kavya have left?
- 40.Pooja had 13 balls and gave 8 to a friend. How many balls does Pooja have left?
Answer key
- 6
- 20
- 4
- 1
- 18
- 4
- 2
- 2
- 1
- 6
- 7
- 2
- 2
- 8
- 2
- 6
- 13
- 9
- 14
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 7
- 5
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 1
- 4
- 4
- 1
- 14
- 3
- 10
- 2
- 1
- 8
- 1
- 4
- 5
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