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
- 1.5 − ? = 4
- 2.There are 11 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 3.What is 2 less than 4?
- 4.Lakshmi had 18 laddoos and gave 7 to a friend. How many laddoos does Lakshmi have left?
- 5.8 − 2 =
- 6.? − 6 = 5
- 7.? − 1 = 2
- 8.? − 1 = 3
- 9.? − 3 = 3
- 10.2 − 1 =
- 11.What is 2 less than 3?
- 12.There are 12 birds and 6 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 13.What is 4 less than 6?
- 14.? − 4 = 3
- 15.? − 2 = 3
- 16.13 − ? = 6
- 17.There are 11 bottles and 9 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 18.4 − 1 =
- 19.10 − ? = 4
- 20.4 − 2 =
- 21.8 − ? = 7
- 22.There are 15 birds and 14 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 23.What is 5 less than 7?
- 24.Priya had 8 crayons and gave 2 to a friend. How many crayons does Priya have left?
- 25.6 − 3 =
- 26.Nisha had 6 flowers and gave 3 to a friend. How many flowers does Nisha have left?
- 27.What is 5 less than 8?
- 28.Priya had 16 balloons and gave 10 to a friend. How many balloons does Priya have left?
- 29.There are 9 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 30.20 − ? = 18
- 31.15 − ? = 12
- 32.There are 4 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 33.Ananya had 3 flowers and gave 2 to a friend. How many flowers does Ananya have left?
- 34.There are 16 boys and 11 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 35.Arjun had 12 bananas and gave 6 to a friend. How many bananas does Arjun have left?
- 36.There are 7 pencils and 6 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 37.Isha had 7 mangoes and gave 3 to a friend. How many mangoes does Isha have left?
- 38.? − 2 = 2
- 39.14 − 5 =
- 40.6 − ? = 1
Answer key
- 1
- 7
- 2
- 11
- 6
- 11
- 3
- 4
- 6
- 1
- 1
- 6
- 2
- 7
- 5
- 7
- 2
- 3
- 6
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 6
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 6
- 6
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 5
- 6
- 1
- 4
- 4
- 9
- 5
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