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.Isha had 20 books and gave 18 to a friend. How many books does Isha have left?
- 2.? − 3 = 3
- 3.6 − ? = 4
- 4.11 − 9 =
- 5.Rahul had 18 pencils and gave 4 to a friend. How many pencils does Rahul have left?
- 6.20 − ? = 11
- 7.14 − ? = 5
- 8.? − 8 = 2
- 9.What is 6 less than 10?
- 10.? − 3 = 4
- 11.What is 4 less than 8?
- 12.Arjun had 7 bananas and gave 6 to a friend. How many bananas does Arjun have left?
- 13.9 − 4 =
- 14.? − 14 = 5
- 15.Manav had 17 pencils and gave 13 to a friend. How many pencils does Manav have left?
- 16.Tara had 4 mangoes and gave 2 to a friend. How many mangoes does Tara have left?
- 17.What is 8 less than 12?
- 18.There are 17 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 19.What is 4 less than 6?
- 20.10 − ? = 8
- 21.Ananya had 19 balloons and gave 13 to a friend. How many balloons does Ananya have left?
- 22.18 − 13 =
- 23.What is 5 less than 8?
- 24.Saanvi had 10 laddoos and gave 8 to a friend. How many laddoos does Saanvi have left?
- 25.What is 1 less than 4?
- 26.There are 6 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 27.18 − 4 =
- 28.What is 6 less than 11?
- 29.Gurpreet had 9 balls and gave 1 to a friend. How many balls does Gurpreet have left?
- 30.2 − 1 =
- 31.There are 8 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 32.6 − 4 =
- 33.There are 8 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 34.There are 9 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 35.Meera had 17 balloons and gave 12 to a friend. How many balloons does Meera have left?
- 36.Aarav had 5 shells and gave 3 to a friend. How many shells does Aarav have left?
- 37.Diya had 17 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Diya have left?
- 38.4 − ? = 3
- 39.20 − 9 =
- 40.Riya had 13 kites and gave 7 to a friend. How many kites does Riya have left?
Answer key
- 2
- 6
- 2
- 2
- 14
- 9
- 9
- 10
- 4
- 7
- 4
- 1
- 5
- 19
- 4
- 2
- 4
- 14
- 2
- 2
- 6
- 5
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 14
- 5
- 8
- 1
- 6
- 2
- 3
- 6
- 5
- 2
- 15
- 1
- 11
- 6
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