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
- 1.10 − 1 =
- 2.15 − ? = 3
- 3.Joseph had 9 flowers and gave 1 to a friend. How many flowers does Joseph have left?
- 4.? − 1 = 7
- 5.There are 9 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 6.There are 17 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 7.There are 4 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 8.? − 15 = 4
- 9.6 − ? = 2
- 10.Rohan had 16 books and gave 6 to a friend. How many books does Rohan have left?
- 11.Karan had 13 flowers and gave 12 to a friend. How many flowers does Karan have left?
- 12.What is 1 less than 3?
- 13.There are 19 boys and 8 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 14.There are 7 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 15.What is 9 less than 13?
- 16.? − 9 = 2
- 17.16 − 14 =
- 18.5 − 4 =
- 19.Priya had 3 balloons and gave 1 to a friend. How many balloons does Priya have left?
- 20.17 − 6 =
- 21.What is 1 less than 2?
- 22.11 − 10 =
- 23.9 − 2 =
- 24.11 − ? = 8
- 25.Aditya had 20 marbles and gave 4 to a friend. How many marbles does Aditya have left?
- 26.Meera had 4 balls and gave 1 to a friend. How many balls does Meera have left?
- 27.11 − 5 =
- 28.19 − 2 =
- 29.17 − 1 =
- 30.7 − 3 =
- 31.19 − 13 =
- 32.What is 7 less than 11?
- 33.What is 2 less than 15?
- 34.10 − 3 =
- 35.4 − 1 =
- 36.17 − 10 =
- 37.What is 3 less than 13?
- 38.6 − 3 =
- 39.Isha had 3 balls and gave 1 to a friend. How many balls does Isha have left?
- 40.16 − ? = 8
Answer key
- 9
- 12
- 8
- 8
- 7
- 14
- 2
- 19
- 4
- 10
- 1
- 2
- 11
- 5
- 4
- 11
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 11
- 1
- 1
- 7
- 3
- 16
- 3
- 6
- 17
- 16
- 4
- 6
- 4
- 13
- 7
- 3
- 7
- 10
- 3
- 2
- 8
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