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
- 1.18 − 10 =
- 2.18 − 3 =
- 3.What is 4 less than 5?
- 4.? − 6 = 5
- 5.What is 5 less than 11?
- 6.Kavya had 18 books and gave 12 to a friend. How many books does Kavya have left?
- 7.What is 4 less than 16?
- 8.5 − ? = 1
- 9.There are 8 bottles and 5 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 10.19 − ? = 6
- 11.There are 16 children and 8 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 12.Priya had 4 flowers and gave 1 to a friend. How many flowers does Priya have left?
- 13.20 − 10 =
- 14.What is 1 less than 9?
- 15.12 − 6 =
- 16.10 − 6 =
- 17.14 − ? = 13
- 18.There are 4 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 19.16 − ? = 2
- 20.There are 10 bottles and 7 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 21.16 − ? = 11
- 22.19 − 1 =
- 23.There are 3 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 24.6 − ? = 5
- 25.There are 11 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 26.What is 3 less than 20?
- 27.10 − 5 =
- 28.11 − 6 =
- 29.17 − 12 =
- 30.14 − 6 =
- 31.10 − 9 =
- 32.? − 5 = 2
- 33.2 − 1 =
- 34.What is 5 less than 17?
- 35.18 − 7 =
- 36.What is 2 less than 12?
- 37.There are 17 bottles and 14 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 38.18 − ? = 9
- 39.What is 1 less than 2?
- 40.Meera had 19 laddoos and gave 3 to a friend. How many laddoos does Meera have left?
Answer key
- 8
- 15
- 1
- 11
- 6
- 6
- 12
- 4
- 3
- 13
- 8
- 3
- 10
- 8
- 6
- 4
- 1
- 1
- 14
- 3
- 5
- 18
- 1
- 1
- 9
- 17
- 5
- 5
- 5
- 8
- 1
- 7
- 1
- 12
- 11
- 10
- 3
- 9
- 1
- 16
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