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
- 1.20 − 3 =
- 2.10 − 5 =
- 3.What is 1 less than 6?
- 4.There are 8 bottles and 5 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 5.16 − 4 =
- 6.18 − 5 =
- 7.Zoya had 13 marbles and gave 2 to a friend. How many marbles does Zoya have left?
- 8.? − 6 = 5
- 9.4 − 1 =
- 10.Kabir had 4 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Kabir have left?
- 11.There are 15 birds and 11 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 12.What is 5 less than 11?
- 13.? − 10 = 7
- 14.13 − 3 =
- 15.15 − 3 =
- 16.What is 7 less than 15?
- 17.What is 4 less than 11?
- 18.Farhan had 17 marbles and gave 6 to a friend. How many marbles does Farhan have left?
- 19.? − 2 = 6
- 20.? − 3 = 2
- 21.There are 5 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 22.12 − 9 =
- 23.There are 19 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 24.There are 8 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 25.4 − ? = 3
- 26.Aditya had 15 crayons and gave 6 to a friend. How many crayons does Aditya have left?
- 27.5 − ? = 2
- 28.What is 6 less than 11?
- 29.What is 8 less than 20?
- 30.11 − 9 =
- 31.Diya had 20 shells and gave 10 to a friend. How many shells does Diya have left?
- 32.? − 2 = 14
- 33.? − 3 = 8
- 34.Farhan had 5 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Farhan have left?
- 35.What is 3 less than 16?
- 36.There are 18 pencils and 5 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 37.There are 10 pencils and 8 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 38.Farhan had 14 bananas and gave 13 to a friend. How many bananas does Farhan have left?
- 39.11 − 8 =
- 40.Rahul had 10 books and gave 1 to a friend. How many books does Rahul have left?
Answer key
- 17
- 5
- 5
- 3
- 12
- 13
- 11
- 11
- 3
- 2
- 4
- 6
- 17
- 10
- 12
- 8
- 7
- 11
- 8
- 5
- 2
- 3
- 17
- 4
- 1
- 9
- 3
- 5
- 12
- 2
- 10
- 16
- 11
- 3
- 13
- 13
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 9
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