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.Tara had 6 balloons and gave 5 to a friend. How many balloons does Tara have left?
- 2.? − 3 = 1
- 3.6 − 2 =
- 4.What is 1 less than 6?
- 5.There are 8 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 6.? − 9 = 4
- 7.What is 2 less than 14?
- 8.What is 4 less than 6?
- 9.There are 3 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 10.Saanvi had 4 marbles and gave 1 to a friend. How many marbles does Saanvi have left?
- 11.What is 3 less than 5?
- 12.There are 10 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 13.14 − 6 =
- 14.? − 15 = 5
- 15.Meera had 17 shells and gave 2 to a friend. How many shells does Meera have left?
- 16.There are 12 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 17.? − 3 = 13
- 18.There are 6 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 19.11 − 4 =
- 20.11 − ? = 2
- 21.Ishaan had 19 balls and gave 4 to a friend. How many balls does Ishaan have left?
- 22.Joseph had 12 kites and gave 5 to a friend. How many kites does Joseph have left?
- 23.14 − 3 =
- 24.15 − 2 =
- 25.Ishaan had 14 shells and gave 7 to a friend. How many shells does Ishaan have left?
- 26.Aarav had 19 mangoes and gave 4 to a friend. How many mangoes does Aarav have left?
- 27.6 − ? = 3
- 28.Meera had 13 crayons and gave 8 to a friend. How many crayons does Meera have left?
- 29.There are 4 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 30.7 − ? = 3
- 31.Pooja had 19 balloons and gave 11 to a friend. How many balloons does Pooja have left?
- 32.What is 1 less than 13?
- 33.Diya had 19 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Diya have left?
- 34.2 − 1 =
- 35.Ishaan had 14 pencils and gave 10 to a friend. How many pencils does Ishaan have left?
- 36.There are 5 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 37.What is 7 less than 19?
- 38.What is 1 less than 2?
- 39.Meera had 12 marbles and gave 11 to a friend. How many marbles does Meera have left?
- 40.Isha had 6 laddoos and gave 3 to a friend. How many laddoos does Isha have left?
Answer key
- 1
- 4
- 4
- 5
- 1
- 13
- 12
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 8
- 20
- 15
- 5
- 16
- 4
- 7
- 9
- 15
- 7
- 11
- 13
- 7
- 15
- 3
- 5
- 1
- 4
- 8
- 12
- 17
- 1
- 4
- 3
- 12
- 1
- 1
- 3
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