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.? − 10 = 8
- 2.Joseph had 3 bananas and gave 1 to a friend. How many bananas does Joseph have left?
- 3.There are 18 pencils and 9 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 4.15 − 3 =
- 5.19 − 2 =
- 6.There are 16 bottles and 15 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 7.Tara had 20 pencils and gave 6 to a friend. How many pencils does Tara have left?
- 8.2 − 1 =
- 9.14 − 2 =
- 10.Sneha had 16 bananas and gave 4 to a friend. How many bananas does Sneha have left?
- 11.Farhan had 12 mangoes and gave 9 to a friend. How many mangoes does Farhan have left?
- 12.There are 18 children and 16 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 13.Meera had 18 pencils and gave 4 to a friend. How many pencils does Meera have left?
- 14.Aarav had 19 pencils and gave 15 to a friend. How many pencils does Aarav have left?
- 15.Ananya had 13 flowers and gave 4 to a friend. How many flowers does Ananya have left?
- 16.What is 7 less than 8?
- 17.Ishaan had 15 balloons and gave 6 to a friend. How many balloons does Ishaan have left?
- 18.Joseph had 20 crayons and gave 8 to a friend. How many crayons does Joseph have left?
- 19.12 − ? = 6
- 20.There are 17 cups and 13 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 21.What is 3 less than 5?
- 22.5 − ? = 1
- 23.Joseph had 3 shells and gave 2 to a friend. How many shells does Joseph have left?
- 24.Farhan had 12 pencils and gave 3 to a friend. How many pencils does Farhan have left?
- 25.? − 3 = 6
- 26.? − 1 = 18
- 27.3 − ? = 2
- 28.Tara had 17 laddoos and gave 8 to a friend. How many laddoos does Tara have left?
- 29.What is 1 less than 17?
- 30.Manav had 3 marbles and gave 2 to a friend. How many marbles does Manav have left?
- 31.3 − ? = 1
- 32.There are 10 boys and 5 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 33.There are 9 birds and 6 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 34.What is 1 less than 3?
- 35.? − 7 = 8
- 36.19 − 10 =
- 37.There are 6 bottles and 5 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 38.Sneha had 18 marbles and gave 15 to a friend. How many marbles does Sneha have left?
- 39.There are 11 pencils and 9 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 40.Ananya had 13 bananas and gave 12 to a friend. How many bananas does Ananya have left?
Answer key
- 18
- 2
- 9
- 12
- 17
- 1
- 14
- 1
- 12
- 12
- 3
- 2
- 14
- 4
- 9
- 1
- 9
- 12
- 6
- 4
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 9
- 9
- 19
- 1
- 9
- 16
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 3
- 2
- 15
- 9
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 1
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