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.There are 13 children and 9 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 2.9 − 6 =
- 3.What is 11 less than 20?
- 4.20 − ? = 3
- 5.3 − 2 =
- 6.There are 16 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 7.4 − ? = 2
- 8.Sneha had 14 mangoes and gave 6 to a friend. How many mangoes does Sneha have left?
- 9.There are 5 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 10.Aarav had 5 pencils and gave 3 to a friend. How many pencils does Aarav have left?
- 11.What is 1 less than 6?
- 12.17 − ? = 6
- 13.Dev had 6 shells and gave 5 to a friend. How many shells does Dev have left?
- 14.There are 20 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 15.There are 4 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 16.What is 1 less than 15?
- 17.Karan had 11 laddoos and gave 7 to a friend. How many laddoos does Karan have left?
- 18.Aarav had 10 crayons and gave 7 to a friend. How many crayons does Aarav have left?
- 19.There are 7 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 20.12 − 6 =
- 21.Rahul had 11 laddoos and gave 8 to a friend. How many laddoos does Rahul have left?
- 22.10 − ? = 7
- 23.13 − 2 =
- 24.Diya had 15 mangoes and gave 4 to a friend. How many mangoes does Diya have left?
- 25.15 − 9 =
- 26.There are 7 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 27.3 − 1 =
- 28.Gurpreet had 3 balloons and gave 1 to a friend. How many balloons does Gurpreet have left?
- 29.There are 12 pencils and 7 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 30.6 − ? = 3
- 31.11 − 3 =
- 32.? − 11 = 8
- 33.There are 16 bottles and 12 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 34.13 − 12 =
- 35.What is 2 less than 15?
- 36.Karan had 9 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Karan have left?
- 37.What is 1 less than 2?
- 38.There are 12 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 39.18 − 9 =
- 40.6 − 1 =
Answer key
- 4
- 3
- 9
- 17
- 1
- 11
- 2
- 8
- 3
- 2
- 5
- 11
- 1
- 17
- 2
- 14
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 6
- 3
- 3
- 11
- 11
- 6
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 5
- 3
- 8
- 19
- 4
- 1
- 13
- 7
- 1
- 6
- 9
- 5
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