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
- 1.7 − ? = 3
- 2.There are 6 pencils and 4 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 3.Kavya had 8 flowers and gave 5 to a friend. How many flowers does Kavya have left?
- 4.What is 6 less than 11?
- 5.There are 17 children and 8 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 6.Diya had 17 shells and gave 6 to a friend. How many shells does Diya have left?
- 7.There are 5 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 8.What is 12 less than 16?
- 9.17 − 12 =
- 10.Ananya had 6 flowers and gave 2 to a friend. How many flowers does Ananya have left?
- 11.Zoya had 5 bananas and gave 3 to a friend. How many bananas does Zoya have left?
- 12.? − 2 = 2
- 13.7 − ? = 5
- 14.16 − ? = 12
- 15.Aditya had 8 mangoes and gave 3 to a friend. How many mangoes does Aditya have left?
- 16.There are 16 children and 10 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 17.There are 7 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 18.What is 3 less than 12?
- 19.7 − 6 =
- 20.There are 14 children and 9 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 21.5 − 4 =
- 22.19 − 13 =
- 23.? − 2 = 1
- 24.There are 20 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 25.18 − ? = 3
- 26.Gurpreet had 3 shells and gave 2 to a friend. How many shells does Gurpreet have left?
- 27.What is 8 less than 9?
- 28.5 − 2 =
- 29.There are 17 boys and 9 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 30.What is 1 less than 6?
- 31.Aditya had 20 books and gave 4 to a friend. How many books does Aditya have left?
- 32.14 − ? = 9
- 33.Rohan had 8 kites and gave 6 to a friend. How many kites does Rohan have left?
- 34.? − 16 = 4
- 35.Diya had 8 marbles and gave 1 to a friend. How many marbles does Diya have left?
- 36.20 − 2 =
- 37.There are 19 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 38.? − 1 = 5
- 39.What is 9 less than 11?
- 40.Vivaan had 7 books and gave 3 to a friend. How many books does Vivaan have left?
Answer key
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 5
- 9
- 11
- 1
- 4
- 5
- 4
- 2
- 4
- 2
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 4
- 9
- 1
- 5
- 1
- 6
- 3
- 14
- 15
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 8
- 5
- 16
- 5
- 2
- 20
- 7
- 18
- 12
- 6
- 2
- 4
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