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.Priya had 10 crayons and gave 5 to a friend. How many crayons does Priya have left?
- 2.4 − 1 =
- 3.3 − 2 =
- 4.There are 8 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 5.What is 18 less than 19?
- 6.20 − 17 =
- 7.8 − ? = 1
- 8.There are 3 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 9.What is 17 less than 18?
- 10.There are 14 boys and 13 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 11.9 − 6 =
- 12.Farhan had 3 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Farhan have left?
- 13.What is 10 less than 11?
- 14.There are 19 cups and 7 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 15.What is 1 less than 7?
- 16.What is 2 less than 10?
- 17.16 − 3 =
- 18.10 − ? = 8
- 19.Pooja had 3 books and gave 1 to a friend. How many books does Pooja have left?
- 20.17 − ? = 2
- 21.? − 1 = 7
- 22.? − 17 = 2
- 23.There are 8 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 24.Nisha had 16 flowers and gave 10 to a friend. How many flowers does Nisha have left?
- 25.There are 14 birds and 13 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 26.11 − ? = 1
- 27.Ananya had 4 shells and gave 2 to a friend. How many shells does Ananya have left?
- 28.Karan had 14 bananas and gave 3 to a friend. How many bananas does Karan have left?
- 29.? − 17 = 3
- 30.9 − 7 =
- 31.8 − 6 =
- 32.20 − 10 =
- 33.11 − ? = 7
- 34.12 − ? = 8
- 35.13 − 11 =
- 36.Joseph had 10 pencils and gave 3 to a friend. How many pencils does Joseph have left?
- 37.What is 4 less than 6?
- 38.Zoya had 9 mangoes and gave 2 to a friend. How many mangoes does Zoya have left?
- 39.7 − 2 =
- 40.Sneha had 14 marbles and gave 12 to a friend. How many marbles does Sneha have left?
Answer key
- 5
- 3
- 1
- 5
- 1
- 3
- 7
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 12
- 6
- 8
- 13
- 2
- 2
- 15
- 8
- 19
- 5
- 6
- 1
- 10
- 2
- 11
- 20
- 2
- 2
- 10
- 4
- 4
- 2
- 7
- 2
- 7
- 5
- 2
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