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
- 1.9 − 1 =
- 2.What is 14 less than 17?
- 3.17 − 2 =
- 4.What is 2 less than 8?
- 5.Ishaan had 3 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Ishaan have left?
- 6.There are 8 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 7.Kabir had 20 pencils and gave 16 to a friend. How many pencils does Kabir have left?
- 8.Karan had 7 books and gave 4 to a friend. How many books does Karan have left?
- 9.There are 15 cups and 14 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 10.Joseph had 6 kites and gave 1 to a friend. How many kites does Joseph have left?
- 11.? − 4 = 2
- 12.There are 8 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 13.What is 1 less than 14?
- 14.Meera had 7 laddoos and gave 4 to a friend. How many laddoos does Meera have left?
- 15.Ishaan had 15 balls and gave 13 to a friend. How many balls does Ishaan have left?
- 16.? − 4 = 5
- 17.7 − ? = 6
- 18.? − 5 = 8
- 19.There are 20 children and 16 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 20.16 − 6 =
- 21.13 − 2 =
- 22.There are 12 boys and 7 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 23.13 − 6 =
- 24.What is 2 less than 3?
- 25.There are 15 boys and 7 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 26.There are 3 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 27.Vivaan had 18 pencils and gave 17 to a friend. How many pencils does Vivaan have left?
- 28.What is 1 less than 6?
- 29.What is 6 less than 19?
- 30.There are 7 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 31.What is 7 less than 12?
- 32.? − 3 = 4
- 33.Meera had 4 marbles and gave 1 to a friend. How many marbles does Meera have left?
- 34.What is 11 less than 15?
- 35.2 − 1 =
- 36.Rohan had 9 laddoos and gave 5 to a friend. How many laddoos does Rohan have left?
- 37.Arjun had 14 balls and gave 12 to a friend. How many balls does Arjun have left?
- 38.Farhan had 7 balls and gave 3 to a friend. How many balls does Farhan have left?
- 39.Pooja had 3 books and gave 2 to a friend. How many books does Pooja have left?
- 40.? − 3 = 12
Answer key
- 8
- 3
- 15
- 6
- 2
- 5
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 5
- 6
- 5
- 13
- 3
- 2
- 9
- 1
- 13
- 4
- 10
- 11
- 5
- 7
- 1
- 8
- 1
- 1
- 5
- 13
- 3
- 5
- 7
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 4
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 15
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