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.Sneha had 16 marbles and gave 3 to a friend. How many marbles does Sneha have left?
- 2.19 − 3 =
- 3.Kavya had 3 mangoes and gave 2 to a friend. How many mangoes does Kavya have left?
- 4.Riya had 3 flowers and gave 1 to a friend. How many flowers does Riya have left?
- 5.9 − 3 =
- 6.There are 18 boys and 12 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 7.What is 7 less than 17?
- 8.There are 4 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 9.Priya had 19 crayons and gave 11 to a friend. How many crayons does Priya have left?
- 10.Riya had 17 books and gave 12 to a friend. How many books does Riya have left?
- 11.? − 12 = 7
- 12.Sneha had 17 mangoes and gave 2 to a friend. How many mangoes does Sneha have left?
- 13.There are 20 pencils and 12 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 14.There are 5 birds and 4 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 15.? − 3 = 10
- 16.There are 17 cups and 8 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 17.There are 11 cups and 8 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 18.16 − 10 =
- 19.What is 2 less than 5?
- 20.5 − 1 =
- 21.Nisha had 6 books and gave 4 to a friend. How many books does Nisha have left?
- 22.Diya had 6 bananas and gave 2 to a friend. How many bananas does Diya have left?
- 23.13 − 11 =
- 24.What is 2 less than 9?
- 25.Kavya had 6 crayons and gave 5 to a friend. How many crayons does Kavya have left?
- 26.There are 19 cups and 13 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 27.Gurpreet had 17 shells and gave 13 to a friend. How many shells does Gurpreet have left?
- 28.There are 8 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 29.6 − ? = 2
- 30.What is 12 less than 13?
- 31.12 − 1 =
- 32.17 − 6 =
- 33.What is 8 less than 12?
- 34.16 − 14 =
- 35.? − 5 = 14
- 36.12 − 5 =
- 37.12 − 10 =
- 38.There are 8 birds and 6 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 39.There are 17 pencils and 11 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 40.There are 6 birds and 5 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
Answer key
- 13
- 16
- 1
- 2
- 6
- 6
- 10
- 1
- 8
- 5
- 19
- 15
- 8
- 1
- 13
- 9
- 3
- 6
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 4
- 2
- 7
- 1
- 6
- 4
- 6
- 4
- 1
- 11
- 11
- 4
- 2
- 19
- 7
- 2
- 2
- 6
- 1
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