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.Kabir had 14 books and gave 7 to a friend. How many books does Kabir have left?
- 2.Gurpreet had 10 mangoes and gave 9 to a friend. How many mangoes does Gurpreet have left?
- 3.There are 5 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 4.Gurpreet had 18 pencils and gave 9 to a friend. How many pencils does Gurpreet have left?
- 5.There are 5 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 6.What is 1 less than 2?
- 7.What is 4 less than 15?
- 8.What is 16 less than 20?
- 9.15 − ? = 4
- 10.? − 1 = 2
- 11.14 − ? = 13
- 12.There are 20 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 13.6 − 1 =
- 14.What is 9 less than 20?
- 15.Rahul had 16 balloons and gave 4 to a friend. How many balloons does Rahul have left?
- 16.3 − 2 =
- 17.Saanvi had 19 kites and gave 13 to a friend. How many kites does Saanvi have left?
- 18.What is 4 less than 19?
- 19.Nisha had 13 kites and gave 10 to a friend. How many kites does Nisha have left?
- 20.2 − 1 =
- 21.Lakshmi had 18 bananas and gave 12 to a friend. How many bananas does Lakshmi have left?
- 22.What is 1 less than 13?
- 23.16 − 13 =
- 24.10 − 6 =
- 25.There are 10 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 26.4 − 1 =
- 27.What is 2 less than 19?
- 28.? − 7 = 1
- 29.There are 20 pencils and 13 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 30.16 − ? = 9
- 31.What is 1 less than 11?
- 32.Priya had 12 bananas and gave 4 to a friend. How many bananas does Priya have left?
- 33.3 − 1 =
- 34.What is 2 less than 7?
- 35.What is 13 less than 17?
- 36.What is 7 less than 16?
- 37.Tara had 6 bananas and gave 4 to a friend. How many bananas does Tara have left?
- 38.Tara had 13 balloons and gave 1 to a friend. How many balloons does Tara have left?
- 39.There are 18 boys and 5 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 40.What is 1 less than 3?
Answer key
- 7
- 1
- 2
- 9
- 1
- 1
- 11
- 4
- 11
- 3
- 1
- 15
- 5
- 11
- 12
- 1
- 6
- 15
- 3
- 1
- 6
- 12
- 3
- 4
- 6
- 3
- 17
- 8
- 7
- 7
- 10
- 8
- 2
- 5
- 4
- 9
- 2
- 12
- 13
- 2
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