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
- 1.12 − ? = 1
- 2.4 − ? = 3
- 3.11 − 10 =
- 4.Karan had 19 balloons and gave 5 to a friend. How many balloons does Karan have left?
- 5.8 − 5 =
- 6.18 − 16 =
- 7.What is 4 less than 9?
- 8.Saanvi had 10 kites and gave 7 to a friend. How many kites does Saanvi have left?
- 9.? − 2 = 6
- 10.What is 8 less than 17?
- 11.What is 7 less than 18?
- 12.Rahul had 6 balloons and gave 3 to a friend. How many balloons does Rahul have left?
- 13.Lakshmi had 16 pencils and gave 13 to a friend. How many pencils does Lakshmi have left?
- 14.What is 11 less than 13?
- 15.? − 10 = 7
- 16.What is 3 less than 6?
- 17.3 − 1 =
- 18.What is 6 less than 14?
- 19.What is 6 less than 10?
- 20.Riya had 16 bananas and gave 7 to a friend. How many bananas does Riya have left?
- 21.6 − 5 =
- 22.What is 16 less than 19?
- 23.15 − 4 =
- 24.There are 10 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 25.? − 1 = 9
- 26.? − 8 = 1
- 27.What is 9 less than 12?
- 28.What is 6 less than 15?
- 29.? − 1 = 18
- 30.18 − ? = 17
- 31.What is 4 less than 7?
- 32.Kavya had 12 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Kavya have left?
- 33.Ishaan had 12 flowers and gave 7 to a friend. How many flowers does Ishaan have left?
- 34.There are 4 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 35.18 − 5 =
- 36.14 − ? = 6
- 37.Lakshmi had 17 flowers and gave 7 to a friend. How many flowers does Lakshmi have left?
- 38.There are 8 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 39.There are 14 children and 12 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 40.10 − 2 =
Answer key
- 11
- 1
- 1
- 14
- 3
- 2
- 5
- 3
- 8
- 9
- 11
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 17
- 3
- 2
- 8
- 4
- 9
- 1
- 3
- 11
- 4
- 10
- 9
- 3
- 9
- 19
- 1
- 3
- 10
- 5
- 1
- 13
- 8
- 10
- 6
- 2
- 8
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