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.What is 1 less than 4?
- 2.Aditya had 14 shells and gave 8 to a friend. How many shells does Aditya have left?
- 3.8 − 4 =
- 4.What is 1 less than 5?
- 5.5 − 4 =
- 6.There are 14 boys and 7 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 7.Manav had 11 flowers and gave 5 to a friend. How many flowers does Manav have left?
- 8.What is 6 less than 7?
- 9.Tara had 5 laddoos and gave 4 to a friend. How many laddoos does Tara have left?
- 10.13 − 2 =
- 11.There are 10 birds and 5 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 12.There are 20 bottles and 12 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 13.Ananya had 13 balls and gave 9 to a friend. How many balls does Ananya have left?
- 14.Meera had 17 mangoes and gave 4 to a friend. How many mangoes does Meera have left?
- 15.Riya had 10 mangoes and gave 6 to a friend. How many mangoes does Riya have left?
- 16.What is 2 less than 3?
- 17.There are 14 children and 11 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 18.What is 12 less than 15?
- 19.Gurpreet had 16 marbles and gave 10 to a friend. How many marbles does Gurpreet have left?
- 20.? − 5 = 10
- 21.What is 9 less than 15?
- 22.12 − 1 =
- 23.What is 3 less than 12?
- 24.? − 1 = 18
- 25.14 − 9 =
- 26.4 − 2 =
- 27.What is 2 less than 10?
- 28.Riya had 3 bananas and gave 2 to a friend. How many bananas does Riya have left?
- 29.There are 10 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 30.What is 1 less than 7?
- 31.9 − 3 =
- 32.18 − 5 =
- 33.There are 6 boys and 4 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 34.There are 17 cups and 6 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 35.There are 9 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 36.Aarav had 16 kites and gave 15 to a friend. How many kites does Aarav have left?
- 37.? − 3 = 6
- 38.There are 6 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 39.What is 6 less than 20?
- 40.Rohan had 4 marbles and gave 2 to a friend. How many marbles does Rohan have left?
Answer key
- 3
- 6
- 4
- 4
- 1
- 7
- 6
- 1
- 1
- 11
- 5
- 8
- 4
- 13
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 6
- 15
- 6
- 11
- 9
- 19
- 5
- 2
- 8
- 1
- 5
- 6
- 6
- 13
- 2
- 11
- 7
- 1
- 9
- 4
- 14
- 2
Free maths worksheets lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/maths-worksheets