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.Isha had 19 laddoos and gave 7 to a friend. How many laddoos does Isha have left?
- 2.2 − 1 =
- 3.Kavya had 16 crayons and gave 13 to a friend. How many crayons does Kavya have left?
- 4.Lakshmi had 14 mangoes and gave 6 to a friend. How many mangoes does Lakshmi have left?
- 5.? − 2 = 3
- 6.11 − 4 =
- 7.What is 1 less than 6?
- 8.There are 9 boys and 6 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 9.17 − ? = 1
- 10.Aarav had 15 bananas and gave 7 to a friend. How many bananas does Aarav have left?
- 11.What is 10 less than 12?
- 12.What is 10 less than 16?
- 13.There are 8 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 14.10 − ? = 4
- 15.4 − 1 =
- 16.14 − 6 =
- 17.7 − 4 =
- 18.Joseph had 13 shells and gave 6 to a friend. How many shells does Joseph have left?
- 19.There are 9 pencils and 6 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 20.There are 15 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 21.There are 16 cups and 10 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 22.15 − ? = 14
- 23.Arjun had 10 balls and gave 1 to a friend. How many balls does Arjun have left?
- 24.Aarav had 19 mangoes and gave 4 to a friend. How many mangoes does Aarav have left?
- 25.There are 3 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 26.10 − 6 =
- 27.What is 4 less than 11?
- 28.19 − ? = 14
- 29.There are 18 birds and 12 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 30.19 − 11 =
- 31.7 − 2 =
- 32.20 − ? = 3
- 33.There are 9 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 34.20 − 6 =
- 35.20 − 9 =
- 36.? − 2 = 5
- 37.8 − 1 =
- 38.There are 6 bottles and 5 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 39.3 − ? = 1
- 40.Lakshmi had 15 bananas and gave 9 to a friend. How many bananas does Lakshmi have left?
Answer key
- 12
- 1
- 3
- 8
- 5
- 7
- 5
- 3
- 16
- 8
- 2
- 6
- 2
- 6
- 3
- 8
- 3
- 7
- 3
- 12
- 6
- 1
- 9
- 15
- 1
- 4
- 7
- 5
- 6
- 8
- 5
- 17
- 5
- 14
- 11
- 7
- 7
- 1
- 2
- 6
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