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
- 1.14 − 9 =
- 2.Sneha had 19 shells and gave 5 to a friend. How many shells does Sneha have left?
- 3.What is 5 less than 15?
- 4.There are 12 boys and 9 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 5.There are 17 boys and 4 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 6.Ananya had 4 books and gave 3 to a friend. How many books does Ananya have left?
- 7.Ananya had 13 flowers and gave 1 to a friend. How many flowers does Ananya have left?
- 8.What is 2 less than 5?
- 9.What is 6 less than 11?
- 10.Lakshmi had 20 balloons and gave 3 to a friend. How many balloons does Lakshmi have left?
- 11.Priya had 8 balls and gave 6 to a friend. How many balls does Priya have left?
- 12.16 − 14 =
- 13.There are 7 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 14.? − 3 = 2
- 15.6 − 1 =
- 16.There are 18 children and 8 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 17.Riya had 6 pencils and gave 4 to a friend. How many pencils does Riya have left?
- 18.17 − 3 =
- 19.10 − ? = 8
- 20.There are 14 pencils and 5 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 21.5 − 3 =
- 22.Isha had 5 balls and gave 3 to a friend. How many balls does Isha have left?
- 23.What is 5 less than 13?
- 24.8 − 6 =
- 25.11 − 1 =
- 26.Saanvi had 18 laddoos and gave 9 to a friend. How many laddoos does Saanvi have left?
- 27.There are 5 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 28.Manav had 3 marbles and gave 1 to a friend. How many marbles does Manav have left?
- 29.There are 4 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 30.There are 9 bottles and 8 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 31.2 − 1 =
- 32.15 − ? = 12
- 33.18 − 11 =
- 34.9 − 4 =
- 35.8 − ? = 7
- 36.Priya had 17 balls and gave 9 to a friend. How many balls does Priya have left?
- 37.? − 2 = 2
- 38.? − 1 = 5
- 39.4 − 1 =
- 40.There are 4 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
Answer key
- 5
- 14
- 10
- 3
- 13
- 1
- 12
- 3
- 5
- 17
- 2
- 2
- 4
- 5
- 5
- 10
- 2
- 14
- 2
- 9
- 2
- 2
- 8
- 2
- 10
- 9
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 7
- 5
- 1
- 8
- 4
- 6
- 3
- 2
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