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.Nisha had 9 crayons and gave 2 to a friend. How many crayons does Nisha have left?
- 2.6 − 1 =
- 3.Kavya had 6 bananas and gave 1 to a friend. How many bananas does Kavya have left?
- 4.What is 1 less than 15?
- 5.There are 7 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 6.There are 20 birds and 10 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 7.6 − ? = 5
- 8.8 − ? = 5
- 9.Vivaan had 10 pencils and gave 8 to a friend. How many pencils does Vivaan have left?
- 10.There are 12 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 11.Saanvi had 8 flowers and gave 7 to a friend. How many flowers does Saanvi have left?
- 12.What is 4 less than 6?
- 13.17 − 3 =
- 14.Ananya had 4 marbles and gave 2 to a friend. How many marbles does Ananya have left?
- 15.There are 9 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 16.Saanvi had 20 balls and gave 3 to a friend. How many balls does Saanvi have left?
- 17.? − 4 = 2
- 18.What is 1 less than 6?
- 19.What is 1 less than 17?
- 20.There are 5 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 21.11 − 10 =
- 22.? − 5 = 9
- 23.5 − 3 =
- 24.14 − ? = 3
- 25.Nisha had 4 balls and gave 3 to a friend. How many balls does Nisha have left?
- 26.What is 1 less than 7?
- 27.5 − 2 =
- 28.2 − 1 =
- 29.20 − 1 =
- 30.Arjun had 7 laddoos and gave 4 to a friend. How many laddoos does Arjun have left?
- 31.5 − 1 =
- 32.Vivaan had 19 balloons and gave 16 to a friend. How many balloons does Vivaan have left?
- 33.There are 10 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 34.? − 1 = 16
- 35.13 − ? = 6
- 36.What is 4 less than 8?
- 37.14 − 1 =
- 38.There are 9 pencils and 6 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 39.18 − 7 =
- 40.There are 20 boys and 15 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
Answer key
- 7
- 5
- 5
- 14
- 5
- 10
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 9
- 1
- 2
- 14
- 2
- 6
- 17
- 6
- 5
- 16
- 3
- 1
- 14
- 2
- 11
- 1
- 6
- 3
- 1
- 19
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 8
- 17
- 7
- 4
- 13
- 3
- 11
- 5
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