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.Lakshmi had 3 mangoes and gave 1 to a friend. How many mangoes does Lakshmi have left?
- 2.There are 7 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 3.Diya had 7 pencils and gave 5 to a friend. How many pencils does Diya have left?
- 4.? − 3 = 5
- 5.Sneha had 15 books and gave 8 to a friend. How many books does Sneha have left?
- 6.8 − 5 =
- 7.What is 16 less than 17?
- 8.What is 1 less than 6?
- 9.8 − 6 =
- 10.Pooja had 19 mangoes and gave 13 to a friend. How many mangoes does Pooja have left?
- 11.Meera had 3 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Meera have left?
- 12.19 − ? = 1
- 13.6 − 2 =
- 14.Priya had 13 kites and gave 5 to a friend. How many kites does Priya have left?
- 15.19 − ? = 15
- 16.What is 4 less than 10?
- 17.What is 3 less than 7?
- 18.Tara had 3 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Tara have left?
- 19.Ishaan had 5 mangoes and gave 2 to a friend. How many mangoes does Ishaan have left?
- 20.3 − 2 =
- 21.Meera had 9 marbles and gave 6 to a friend. How many marbles does Meera have left?
- 22.What is 2 less than 4?
- 23.There are 8 pencils and 5 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 24.What is 2 less than 3?
- 25.What is 2 less than 8?
- 26.What is 1 less than 2?
- 27.Ananya had 6 mangoes and gave 2 to a friend. How many mangoes does Ananya have left?
- 28.What is 4 less than 7?
- 29.What is 17 less than 20?
- 30.There are 18 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 31.There are 6 pencils and 4 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 32.17 − ? = 13
- 33.There are 20 boys and 17 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 34.9 − 2 =
- 35.Nisha had 4 books and gave 2 to a friend. How many books does Nisha have left?
- 36.10 − 2 =
- 37.11 − ? = 3
- 38.Karan had 19 flowers and gave 4 to a friend. How many flowers does Karan have left?
- 39.There are 11 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 40.Sneha had 5 books and gave 1 to a friend. How many books does Sneha have left?
Answer key
- 2
- 4
- 2
- 8
- 7
- 3
- 1
- 5
- 2
- 6
- 1
- 18
- 4
- 8
- 4
- 6
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 6
- 1
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 12
- 2
- 4
- 3
- 7
- 2
- 8
- 8
- 15
- 9
- 4
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