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.Priya had 7 pencils and gave 6 to a friend. How many pencils does Priya have left?
- 2.What is 2 less than 7?
- 3.Zoya had 5 shells and gave 4 to a friend. How many shells does Zoya have left?
- 4.13 − 3 =
- 5.4 − 2 =
- 6.What is 7 less than 15?
- 7.18 − 13 =
- 8.There are 5 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 9.15 − ? = 7
- 10.There are 9 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 11.What is 6 less than 11?
- 12.8 − 3 =
- 13.2 − 1 =
- 14.Meera had 6 books and gave 2 to a friend. How many books does Meera have left?
- 15.? − 8 = 8
- 16.What is 3 less than 4?
- 17.There are 11 birds and 6 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 18.19 − 7 =
- 19.What is 1 less than 9?
- 20.What is 2 less than 5?
- 21.There are 6 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 22.Arjun had 17 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Arjun have left?
- 23.What is 7 less than 18?
- 24.Dev had 17 mangoes and gave 11 to a friend. How many mangoes does Dev have left?
- 25.There are 3 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 26.There are 17 cups and 7 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 27.? − 2 = 4
- 28.What is 5 less than 16?
- 29.13 − ? = 6
- 30.Rahul had 4 books and gave 2 to a friend. How many books does Rahul have left?
- 31.Nisha had 3 mangoes and gave 1 to a friend. How many mangoes does Nisha have left?
- 32.17 − 16 =
- 33.There are 13 pencils and 9 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 34.What is 1 less than 2?
- 35.11 − 8 =
- 36.20 − ? = 3
- 37.Nisha had 17 crayons and gave 13 to a friend. How many crayons does Nisha have left?
- 38.6 − 1 =
- 39.There are 10 cups and 7 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 40.6 − ? = 2
Answer key
- 1
- 5
- 1
- 10
- 2
- 8
- 5
- 2
- 8
- 6
- 5
- 5
- 1
- 4
- 16
- 1
- 5
- 12
- 8
- 3
- 1
- 15
- 11
- 6
- 1
- 10
- 6
- 11
- 7
- 2
- 2
- 1
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 17
- 4
- 5
- 3
- 4
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