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
- 1.7 − 5 =
- 2.There are 13 pencils and 4 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 3.There are 15 birds and 11 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 4.Rohan had 13 crayons and gave 10 to a friend. How many crayons does Rohan have left?
- 5.What is 13 less than 20?
- 6.There are 14 children and 8 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 7.What is 11 less than 16?
- 8.What is 7 less than 12?
- 9.19 − ? = 1
- 10.Karan had 15 flowers and gave 7 to a friend. How many flowers does Karan have left?
- 11.8 − ? = 7
- 12.19 − 12 =
- 13.16 − ? = 6
- 14.Rohan had 11 pencils and gave 10 to a friend. How many pencils does Rohan have left?
- 15.Arjun had 17 flowers and gave 1 to a friend. How many flowers does Arjun have left?
- 16.Saanvi had 20 mangoes and gave 3 to a friend. How many mangoes does Saanvi have left?
- 17.Isha had 14 crayons and gave 7 to a friend. How many crayons does Isha have left?
- 18.3 − 2 =
- 19.8 − 2 =
- 20.? − 4 = 9
- 21.There are 4 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 22.Tara had 6 kites and gave 2 to a friend. How many kites does Tara have left?
- 23.18 − 4 =
- 24.What is 1 less than 2?
- 25.6 − 2 =
- 26.What is 16 less than 20?
- 27.? − 2 = 2
- 28.There are 20 children and 18 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 29.There are 13 boys and 12 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 30.What is 7 less than 10?
- 31.There are 3 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 32.What is 5 less than 12?
- 33.17 − 15 =
- 34.? − 5 = 2
- 35.There are 20 children and 8 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 36.There are 5 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 37.19 − 3 =
- 38.Priya had 3 flowers and gave 1 to a friend. How many flowers does Priya have left?
- 39.12 − 1 =
- 40.9 − 4 =
Answer key
- 2
- 9
- 4
- 3
- 7
- 6
- 5
- 5
- 18
- 8
- 1
- 7
- 10
- 1
- 16
- 17
- 7
- 1
- 6
- 13
- 2
- 4
- 14
- 1
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 7
- 2
- 7
- 12
- 2
- 16
- 2
- 11
- 5
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