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.What is 1 less than 4?
- 2.5 − ? = 3
- 3.There are 17 boys and 6 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 4.? − 1 = 2
- 5.? − 2 = 4
- 6.Riya had 11 crayons and gave 2 to a friend. How many crayons does Riya have left?
- 7.20 − 1 =
- 8.What is 2 less than 5?
- 9.8 − 2 =
- 10.? − 6 = 1
- 11.8 − ? = 1
- 12.12 − 5 =
- 13.What is 1 less than 2?
- 14.13 − ? = 12
- 15.There are 16 boys and 4 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 16.7 − 1 =
- 17.What is 2 less than 6?
- 18.3 − ? = 1
- 19.What is 6 less than 14?
- 20.14 − ? = 9
- 21.There are 18 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 22.There are 7 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 23.Riya had 17 shells and gave 7 to a friend. How many shells does Riya have left?
- 24.Saanvi had 6 mangoes and gave 3 to a friend. How many mangoes does Saanvi have left?
- 25.What is 2 less than 3?
- 26.Priya had 4 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Priya have left?
- 27.Zoya had 16 books and gave 11 to a friend. How many books does Zoya have left?
- 28.There are 6 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 29.15 − ? = 12
- 30.19 − 3 =
- 31.5 − ? = 2
- 32.Joseph had 14 crayons and gave 13 to a friend. How many crayons does Joseph have left?
- 33.Riya had 14 flowers and gave 10 to a friend. How many flowers does Riya have left?
- 34.Manav had 20 books and gave 1 to a friend. How many books does Manav have left?
- 35.? − 4 = 3
- 36.6 − ? = 3
- 37.Vivaan had 17 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Vivaan have left?
- 38.? − 3 = 14
- 39.? − 7 = 1
- 40.There are 13 cups and 11 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
Answer key
- 3
- 2
- 11
- 3
- 6
- 9
- 19
- 3
- 6
- 7
- 7
- 7
- 1
- 1
- 12
- 6
- 4
- 2
- 8
- 5
- 11
- 5
- 10
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 2
- 3
- 16
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 19
- 7
- 3
- 15
- 17
- 8
- 2
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