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
- 1.9 − 6 =
- 2.20 − 11 =
- 3.What is 3 less than 18?
- 4.There are 17 pencils and 5 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 5.? − 1 = 3
- 6.17 − 1 =
- 7.7 − 1 =
- 8.17 − 15 =
- 9.6 − 5 =
- 10.What is 2 less than 4?
- 11.What is 4 less than 6?
- 12.20 − 5 =
- 13.There are 3 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 14.There are 3 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 15.There are 7 boys and 5 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 16.19 − ? = 5
- 17.Meera had 14 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Meera have left?
- 18.There are 3 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 19.Tara had 12 marbles and gave 3 to a friend. How many marbles does Tara have left?
- 20.Lakshmi had 8 shells and gave 3 to a friend. How many shells does Lakshmi have left?
- 21.7 − ? = 1
- 22.Vivaan had 16 books and gave 13 to a friend. How many books does Vivaan have left?
- 23.What is 9 less than 15?
- 24.14 − 6 =
- 25.Aditya had 10 balloons and gave 6 to a friend. How many balloons does Aditya have left?
- 26.What is 4 less than 19?
- 27.Meera had 20 books and gave 10 to a friend. How many books does Meera have left?
- 28.What is 14 less than 20?
- 29.What is 16 less than 17?
- 30.Karan had 6 shells and gave 4 to a friend. How many shells does Karan have left?
- 31.17 − ? = 4
- 32.Rohan had 16 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Rohan have left?
- 33.What is 1 less than 3?
- 34.What is 1 less than 11?
- 35.Ananya had 20 books and gave 15 to a friend. How many books does Ananya have left?
- 36.What is 17 less than 20?
- 37.Pooja had 10 kites and gave 6 to a friend. How many kites does Pooja have left?
- 38.? − 8 = 6
- 39.Dev had 15 flowers and gave 13 to a friend. How many flowers does Dev have left?
- 40.There are 11 birds and 9 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
Answer key
- 3
- 9
- 15
- 12
- 4
- 16
- 6
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 15
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 14
- 12
- 1
- 9
- 5
- 6
- 3
- 6
- 8
- 4
- 15
- 10
- 6
- 1
- 2
- 13
- 14
- 2
- 10
- 5
- 3
- 4
- 14
- 2
- 2
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