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 = 8
- 2.What is 5 less than 7?
- 3.There are 12 bottles and 5 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 4.3 − 1 =
- 5.There are 9 boys and 8 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 6.16 − 12 =
- 7.There are 20 pencils and 8 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 8.Pooja had 17 marbles and gave 12 to a friend. How many marbles does Pooja have left?
- 9.17 − 3 =
- 10.10 − 9 =
- 11.There are 4 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 12.9 − 2 =
- 13.? − 1 = 16
- 14.9 − 4 =
- 15.Kavya had 3 marbles and gave 1 to a friend. How many marbles does Kavya have left?
- 16.Meera had 8 pencils and gave 3 to a friend. How many pencils does Meera have left?
- 17.There are 12 bottles and 9 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 18.What is 4 less than 8?
- 19.There are 8 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 20.Diya had 19 kites and gave 12 to a friend. How many kites does Diya have left?
- 21.What is 1 less than 4?
- 22.What is 7 less than 17?
- 23.Kabir had 18 shells and gave 5 to a friend. How many shells does Kabir have left?
- 24.What is 6 less than 7?
- 25.4 − ? = 3
- 26.20 − 17 =
- 27.Riya had 17 pencils and gave 6 to a friend. How many pencils does Riya have left?
- 28.Meera had 3 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Meera have left?
- 29.4 − 2 =
- 30.4 − 1 =
- 31.Manav had 8 kites and gave 1 to a friend. How many kites does Manav have left?
- 32.4 − 3 =
- 33.? − 14 = 2
- 34.? − 2 = 14
- 35.Aditya had 11 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Aditya have left?
- 36.Ananya had 19 bananas and gave 9 to a friend. How many bananas does Ananya have left?
- 37.19 − 11 =
- 38.6 − 1 =
- 39.What is 4 less than 7?
- 40.There are 8 birds and 5 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
Answer key
- 19
- 2
- 7
- 2
- 1
- 4
- 12
- 5
- 14
- 1
- 1
- 7
- 17
- 5
- 2
- 5
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 7
- 3
- 10
- 13
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 11
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 7
- 1
- 16
- 16
- 9
- 10
- 8
- 5
- 3
- 3
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