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.? − 11 = 7
- 2.What is 2 less than 6?
- 3.What is 2 less than 3?
- 4.14 − ? = 6
- 5.Joseph had 20 kites and gave 5 to a friend. How many kites does Joseph have left?
- 6.17 − ? = 14
- 7.Diya had 17 shells and gave 15 to a friend. How many shells does Diya have left?
- 8.Rahul had 12 shells and gave 5 to a friend. How many shells does Rahul have left?
- 9.There are 7 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 10.What is 6 less than 20?
- 11.There are 13 children and 11 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 12.11 − ? = 5
- 13.There are 4 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 14.There are 7 boys and 5 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 15.16 − ? = 10
- 16.Lakshmi had 17 marbles and gave 14 to a friend. How many marbles does Lakshmi have left?
- 17.11 − 4 =
- 18.There are 5 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 19.Pooja had 17 kites and gave 16 to a friend. How many kites does Pooja have left?
- 20.? − 12 = 1
- 21.16 − 9 =
- 22.14 − ? = 12
- 23.What is 4 less than 9?
- 24.There are 16 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 25.What is 1 less than 5?
- 26.14 − 7 =
- 27.16 − 1 =
- 28.15 − 14 =
- 29.Tara had 6 marbles and gave 2 to a friend. How many marbles does Tara have left?
- 30.Saanvi had 8 marbles and gave 2 to a friend. How many marbles does Saanvi have left?
- 31.There are 14 boys and 10 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 32.Meera had 5 kites and gave 1 to a friend. How many kites does Meera have left?
- 33.There are 19 cups and 7 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 34.5 − 3 =
- 35.9 − ? = 6
- 36.19 − ? = 17
- 37.What is 6 less than 8?
- 38.7 − 3 =
- 39.6 − 1 =
- 40.What is 5 less than 7?
Answer key
- 18
- 4
- 1
- 8
- 15
- 3
- 2
- 7
- 5
- 14
- 2
- 6
- 1
- 2
- 6
- 3
- 7
- 2
- 1
- 13
- 7
- 2
- 5
- 9
- 4
- 7
- 15
- 1
- 4
- 6
- 4
- 4
- 12
- 2
- 3
- 2
- 2
- 4
- 5
- 2
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