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
- 1.5 − ? = 1
- 2.There are 5 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 3.Farhan had 12 books and gave 3 to a friend. How many books does Farhan have left?
- 4.5 − ? = 2
- 5.4 − ? = 3
- 6.? − 2 = 15
- 7.What is 7 less than 9?
- 8.Isha had 19 mangoes and gave 2 to a friend. How many mangoes does Isha have left?
- 9.20 − ? = 5
- 10.17 − 11 =
- 11.What is 1 less than 11?
- 12.Nisha had 3 balls and gave 1 to a friend. How many balls does Nisha have left?
- 13.7 − ? = 2
- 14.17 − 15 =
- 15.There are 11 birds and 6 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 16.? − 16 = 3
- 17.What is 7 less than 14?
- 18.What is 2 less than 7?
- 19.Aarav had 20 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Aarav have left?
- 20.13 − 8 =
- 21.3 − 2 =
- 22.Vivaan had 6 crayons and gave 1 to a friend. How many crayons does Vivaan have left?
- 23.13 − 3 =
- 24.? − 5 = 5
- 25.Diya had 4 books and gave 1 to a friend. How many books does Diya have left?
- 26.There are 7 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 27.6 − 2 =
- 28.17 − ? = 4
- 29.Zoya had 15 kites and gave 4 to a friend. How many kites does Zoya have left?
- 30.4 − 1 =
- 31.What is 3 less than 7?
- 32.9 − ? = 4
- 33.Kabir had 15 shells and gave 14 to a friend. How many shells does Kabir have left?
- 34.There are 4 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 35.There are 16 pencils and 5 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 36.There are 17 birds and 15 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 37.5 − 2 =
- 38.What is 2 less than 6?
- 39.There are 12 birds and 6 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 40.There are 10 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
Answer key
- 4
- 3
- 9
- 3
- 1
- 17
- 2
- 17
- 15
- 6
- 10
- 2
- 5
- 2
- 5
- 19
- 7
- 5
- 18
- 5
- 1
- 5
- 10
- 10
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 13
- 11
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 1
- 2
- 11
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 6
- 7
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