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.There are 14 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 2.What is 1 less than 2?
- 3.19 − 14 =
- 4.Sneha had 4 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Sneha have left?
- 5.There are 19 bottles and 5 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 6.14 − 8 =
- 7.There are 3 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 8.? − 1 = 17
- 9.There are 12 boys and 8 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 10.6 − 4 =
- 11.? − 3 = 1
- 12.4 − 3 =
- 13.4 − 1 =
- 14.9 − 7 =
- 15.3 − ? = 2
- 16.What is 1 less than 3?
- 17.2 − 1 =
- 18.Saanvi had 10 shells and gave 7 to a friend. How many shells does Saanvi have left?
- 19.There are 3 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 20.What is 2 less than 3?
- 21.What is 14 less than 16?
- 22.There are 16 boys and 11 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 23.There are 20 pencils and 15 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 24.Aarav had 9 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Aarav have left?
- 25.18 − ? = 3
- 26.15 − ? = 10
- 27.20 − ? = 16
- 28.6 − 2 =
- 29.Saanvi had 4 balloons and gave 1 to a friend. How many balloons does Saanvi have left?
- 30.Diya had 16 balls and gave 15 to a friend. How many balls does Diya have left?
- 31.There are 16 children and 13 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 32.Isha had 9 bananas and gave 6 to a friend. How many bananas does Isha have left?
- 33.There are 15 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 34.11 − 2 =
- 35.There are 9 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 36.There are 11 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 37.What is 3 less than 13?
- 38.What is 2 less than 4?
- 39.? − 8 = 11
- 40.What is 1 less than 13?
Answer key
- 12
- 1
- 5
- 2
- 14
- 6
- 1
- 18
- 4
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 5
- 8
- 15
- 5
- 4
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 12
- 9
- 6
- 8
- 10
- 2
- 19
- 12
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