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.Arjun had 20 shells and gave 8 to a friend. How many shells does Arjun have left?
- 2.13 − 3 =
- 3.Diya had 14 pencils and gave 7 to a friend. How many pencils does Diya have left?
- 4.20 − ? = 16
- 5.There are 12 bottles and 9 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 6.5 − ? = 2
- 7.There are 8 birds and 6 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 8.15 − 1 =
- 9.5 − 2 =
- 10.19 − 4 =
- 11.Diya had 6 marbles and gave 3 to a friend. How many marbles does Diya have left?
- 12.Diya had 7 mangoes and gave 4 to a friend. How many mangoes does Diya have left?
- 13.What is 3 less than 11?
- 14.Joseph had 16 balloons and gave 3 to a friend. How many balloons does Joseph have left?
- 15.Rohan had 12 mangoes and gave 2 to a friend. How many mangoes does Rohan have left?
- 16.There are 5 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 17.14 − 10 =
- 18.? − 11 = 4
- 19.3 − ? = 1
- 20.17 − ? = 16
- 21.There are 18 cups and 8 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 22.18 − 12 =
- 23.19 − ? = 3
- 24.There are 20 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 25.There are 8 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 26.18 − 3 =
- 27.17 − 10 =
- 28.Priya had 17 mangoes and gave 10 to a friend. How many mangoes does Priya have left?
- 29.What is 1 less than 4?
- 30.What is 3 less than 4?
- 31.Farhan had 4 kites and gave 1 to a friend. How many kites does Farhan have left?
- 32.2 − 1 =
- 33.There are 14 bottles and 10 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 34.Tara had 8 crayons and gave 7 to a friend. How many crayons does Tara have left?
- 35.? − 1 = 12
- 36.11 − ? = 4
- 37.4 − 2 =
- 38.? − 1 = 2
- 39.There are 19 boys and 18 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 40.Isha had 17 books and gave 6 to a friend. How many books does Isha have left?
Answer key
- 12
- 10
- 7
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 14
- 3
- 15
- 3
- 3
- 8
- 13
- 10
- 2
- 4
- 15
- 2
- 1
- 10
- 6
- 16
- 16
- 3
- 15
- 7
- 7
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 1
- 13
- 7
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 11
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