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.Riya had 18 books and gave 11 to a friend. How many books does Riya have left?
- 2.There are 16 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 3.Arjun had 16 marbles and gave 2 to a friend. How many marbles does Arjun have left?
- 4.There are 12 pencils and 5 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 5.20 − 6 =
- 6.There are 15 children and 10 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 7.Lakshmi had 4 crayons and gave 2 to a friend. How many crayons does Lakshmi have left?
- 8.13 − ? = 6
- 9.What is 1 less than 18?
- 10.? − 1 = 7
- 11.14 − 6 =
- 12.? − 1 = 14
- 13.There are 3 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 14.Kavya had 11 marbles and gave 3 to a friend. How many marbles does Kavya have left?
- 15.Meera had 10 shells and gave 7 to a friend. How many shells does Meera have left?
- 16.Rahul had 10 balls and gave 1 to a friend. How many balls does Rahul have left?
- 17.There are 7 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 18.Ananya had 8 flowers and gave 1 to a friend. How many flowers does Ananya have left?
- 19.There are 19 boys and 9 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 20.16 − 4 =
- 21.? − 14 = 2
- 22.8 − 7 =
- 23.20 − ? = 12
- 24.8 − ? = 7
- 25.? − 1 = 3
- 26.What is 4 less than 7?
- 27.What is 2 less than 5?
- 28.What is 1 less than 2?
- 29.20 − 17 =
- 30.Lakshmi had 15 shells and gave 11 to a friend. How many shells does Lakshmi have left?
- 31.Kabir had 9 balls and gave 1 to a friend. How many balls does Kabir have left?
- 32.What is 3 less than 15?
- 33.There are 8 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 34.There are 15 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 35.What is 1 less than 6?
- 36.Dev had 6 books and gave 5 to a friend. How many books does Dev have left?
- 37.7 − 5 =
- 38.? − 13 = 7
- 39.4 − 1 =
- 40.What is 1 less than 4?
Answer key
- 7
- 11
- 14
- 7
- 14
- 5
- 2
- 7
- 17
- 8
- 8
- 15
- 1
- 8
- 3
- 9
- 3
- 7
- 10
- 12
- 16
- 1
- 8
- 1
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 8
- 12
- 4
- 13
- 5
- 1
- 2
- 20
- 3
- 3
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