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.Riya had 14 balloons and gave 10 to a friend. How many balloons does Riya have left?
- 2.6 − ? = 5
- 3.4 − ? = 3
- 4.16 − 9 =
- 5.What is 5 less than 10?
- 6.There are 4 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 7.3 − 1 =
- 8.5 − ? = 1
- 9.Rohan had 3 kites and gave 1 to a friend. How many kites does Rohan have left?
- 10.What is 1 less than 7?
- 11.Kavya had 7 kites and gave 3 to a friend. How many kites does Kavya have left?
- 12.12 − 3 =
- 13.Arjun had 5 shells and gave 4 to a friend. How many shells does Arjun have left?
- 14.There are 3 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 15.Kavya had 19 pencils and gave 6 to a friend. How many pencils does Kavya have left?
- 16.Sneha had 13 balls and gave 3 to a friend. How many balls does Sneha have left?
- 17.14 − ? = 9
- 18.What is 2 less than 5?
- 19.18 − 13 =
- 20.10 − 8 =
- 21.19 − ? = 16
- 22.Kabir had 9 laddoos and gave 1 to a friend. How many laddoos does Kabir have left?
- 23.? − 4 = 2
- 24.Aditya had 16 balloons and gave 14 to a friend. How many balloons does Aditya have left?
- 25.? − 1 = 4
- 26.There are 12 birds and 8 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 27.? − 9 = 11
- 28.There are 15 boys and 7 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 29.There are 11 birds and 4 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 30.Arjun had 16 books and gave 13 to a friend. How many books does Arjun have left?
- 31.There are 19 bottles and 16 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 32.There are 14 pencils and 4 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 33.What is 2 less than 4?
- 34.16 − 2 =
- 35.13 − 1 =
- 36.18 − 7 =
- 37.Zoya had 12 crayons and gave 3 to a friend. How many crayons does Zoya have left?
- 38.What is 7 less than 8?
- 39.8 − 1 =
- 40.What is 11 less than 12?
Answer key
- 4
- 1
- 1
- 7
- 5
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 2
- 6
- 4
- 9
- 1
- 1
- 13
- 10
- 5
- 3
- 5
- 2
- 3
- 8
- 6
- 2
- 5
- 4
- 20
- 8
- 7
- 3
- 3
- 10
- 2
- 14
- 12
- 11
- 9
- 1
- 7
- 1
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