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
- 1.7 − 6 =
- 2.Arjun had 9 laddoos and gave 5 to a friend. How many laddoos does Arjun have left?
- 3.What is 1 less than 2?
- 4.8 − ? = 2
- 5.17 − 15 =
- 6.16 − 6 =
- 7.Lakshmi had 17 bananas and gave 10 to a friend. How many bananas does Lakshmi have left?
- 8.There are 15 pencils and 5 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 9.What is 2 less than 4?
- 10.Pooja had 16 marbles and gave 9 to a friend. How many marbles does Pooja have left?
- 11.There are 4 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 12.14 − 10 =
- 13.Rahul had 9 shells and gave 8 to a friend. How many shells does Rahul have left?
- 14.There are 3 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 15.What is 3 less than 20?
- 16.There are 13 pencils and 11 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 17.? − 3 = 13
- 18.14 − 12 =
- 19.20 − 1 =
- 20.Ishaan had 20 crayons and gave 18 to a friend. How many crayons does Ishaan have left?
- 21.? − 7 = 4
- 22.Aditya had 15 crayons and gave 2 to a friend. How many crayons does Aditya have left?
- 23.7 − ? = 4
- 24.Rohan had 3 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Rohan have left?
- 25.? − 8 = 4
- 26.What is 15 less than 19?
- 27.What is 15 less than 17?
- 28.There are 5 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 29.There are 19 cups and 13 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 30.There are 9 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 31.What is 6 less than 13?
- 32.7 − 3 =
- 33.13 − 12 =
- 34.What is 2 less than 20?
- 35.Diya had 3 crayons and gave 1 to a friend. How many crayons does Diya have left?
- 36.Vivaan had 3 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Vivaan have left?
- 37.What is 3 less than 4?
- 38.15 − ? = 5
- 39.What is 5 less than 13?
- 40.There are 17 birds and 6 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
Answer key
- 1
- 4
- 1
- 6
- 2
- 10
- 7
- 10
- 2
- 7
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 1
- 17
- 2
- 16
- 2
- 19
- 2
- 11
- 13
- 3
- 1
- 12
- 4
- 2
- 1
- 6
- 7
- 7
- 4
- 1
- 18
- 2
- 2
- 1
- 10
- 8
- 11
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