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.? − 2 = 3
- 2.There are 8 boys and 7 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 3.There are 17 bottles and 10 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 4.There are 19 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 5.What is 11 less than 15?
- 6.19 − ? = 11
- 7.Kabir had 6 flowers and gave 4 to a friend. How many flowers does Kabir have left?
- 8.14 − ? = 5
- 9.What is 2 less than 7?
- 10.There are 4 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 11.Arjun had 17 laddoos and gave 3 to a friend. How many laddoos does Arjun have left?
- 12.Kabir had 10 crayons and gave 8 to a friend. How many crayons does Kabir have left?
- 13.What is 1 less than 6?
- 14.Manav had 20 kites and gave 7 to a friend. How many kites does Manav have left?
- 15.11 − 2 =
- 16.What is 13 less than 20?
- 17.Arjun had 8 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Arjun have left?
- 18.What is 2 less than 19?
- 19.8 − 2 =
- 20.6 − 5 =
- 21.? − 4 = 3
- 22.There are 20 bottles and 12 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 23.There are 14 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 24.What is 1 less than 15?
- 25.16 − 3 =
- 26.3 − 1 =
- 27.Isha had 18 balls and gave 8 to a friend. How many balls does Isha have left?
- 28.There are 11 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 29.? − 3 = 5
- 30.9 − 4 =
- 31.13 − 12 =
- 32.Pooja had 9 marbles and gave 2 to a friend. How many marbles does Pooja have left?
- 33.There are 14 pencils and 9 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 34.Diya had 16 crayons and gave 10 to a friend. How many crayons does Diya have left?
- 35.3 − ? = 1
- 36.Karan had 20 kites and gave 13 to a friend. How many kites does Karan have left?
- 37.What is 1 less than 8?
- 38.15 − 3 =
- 39.Saanvi had 7 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Saanvi have left?
- 40.What is 3 less than 20?
Answer key
- 5
- 1
- 7
- 17
- 4
- 8
- 2
- 9
- 5
- 1
- 14
- 2
- 5
- 13
- 9
- 7
- 7
- 17
- 6
- 1
- 7
- 8
- 12
- 14
- 13
- 2
- 10
- 8
- 8
- 5
- 1
- 7
- 5
- 6
- 2
- 7
- 7
- 12
- 5
- 17
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