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.There are 10 boys and 9 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 2.5 − 2 =
- 3.2 − 1 =
- 4.6 − ? = 4
- 5.? − 6 = 1
- 6.12 − 2 =
- 7.What is 1 less than 9?
- 8.5 − 4 =
- 9.What is 5 less than 8?
- 10.There are 3 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 11.? − 9 = 9
- 12.There are 6 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 13.There are 9 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 14.There are 20 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 15.What is 12 less than 19?
- 16.17 − ? = 9
- 17.? − 3 = 1
- 18.13 − 11 =
- 19.? − 13 = 3
- 20.Priya had 15 crayons and gave 7 to a friend. How many crayons does Priya have left?
- 21.Saanvi had 20 mangoes and gave 13 to a friend. How many mangoes does Saanvi have left?
- 22.Karan had 13 shells and gave 11 to a friend. How many shells does Karan have left?
- 23.? − 11 = 1
- 24.There are 8 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 25.There are 9 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 26.8 − ? = 6
- 27.18 − ? = 15
- 28.Sneha had 11 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Sneha have left?
- 29.7 − ? = 3
- 30.14 − 11 =
- 31.There are 15 pencils and 14 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 32.14 − 12 =
- 33.? − 2 = 7
- 34.There are 9 birds and 4 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 35.What is 2 less than 9?
- 36.? − 11 = 4
- 37.? − 6 = 9
- 38.Zoya had 18 bananas and gave 9 to a friend. How many bananas does Zoya have left?
- 39.There are 7 pencils and 6 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 40.Ishaan had 17 shells and gave 16 to a friend. How many shells does Ishaan have left?
Answer key
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 7
- 10
- 8
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 18
- 3
- 2
- 14
- 7
- 8
- 4
- 2
- 16
- 8
- 7
- 2
- 12
- 5
- 7
- 2
- 3
- 9
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 9
- 5
- 7
- 15
- 15
- 9
- 1
- 1
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