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.Diya had 12 shells and gave 4 to a friend. How many shells does Diya have left?
- 2.20 − 4 =
- 3.13 − 5 =
- 4.There are 10 boys and 4 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 5.2 − 1 =
- 6.4 − ? = 1
- 7.10 − 6 =
- 8.Joseph had 7 balloons and gave 3 to a friend. How many balloons does Joseph have left?
- 9.Kabir had 12 bananas and gave 7 to a friend. How many bananas does Kabir have left?
- 10.Karan had 5 balls and gave 4 to a friend. How many balls does Karan have left?
- 11.There are 13 pencils and 6 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 12.Saanvi had 18 balloons and gave 12 to a friend. How many balloons does Saanvi have left?
- 13.There are 17 birds and 16 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 14.There are 10 pencils and 9 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 15.There are 12 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 16.? − 1 = 5
- 17.15 − 10 =
- 18.8 − 2 =
- 19.There are 13 cups and 11 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 20.What is 8 less than 20?
- 21.There are 16 birds and 6 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 22.There are 18 bottles and 14 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 23.11 − 10 =
- 24.Gurpreet had 20 books and gave 6 to a friend. How many books does Gurpreet have left?
- 25.? − 2 = 13
- 26.? − 1 = 10
- 27.14 − 11 =
- 28.Tara had 20 balls and gave 5 to a friend. How many balls does Tara have left?
- 29.Meera had 18 balls and gave 8 to a friend. How many balls does Meera have left?
- 30.Lakshmi had 14 marbles and gave 6 to a friend. How many marbles does Lakshmi have left?
- 31.What is 10 less than 17?
- 32.Pooja had 15 books and gave 12 to a friend. How many books does Pooja have left?
- 33.Gurpreet had 19 mangoes and gave 3 to a friend. How many mangoes does Gurpreet have left?
- 34.6 − 4 =
- 35.What is 6 less than 12?
- 36.17 − ? = 16
- 37.Kabir had 5 kites and gave 1 to a friend. How many kites does Kabir have left?
- 38.What is 5 less than 17?
- 39.What is 4 less than 7?
- 40.What is 1 less than 15?
Answer key
- 8
- 16
- 8
- 6
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 5
- 1
- 7
- 6
- 1
- 1
- 10
- 6
- 5
- 6
- 2
- 12
- 10
- 4
- 1
- 14
- 15
- 11
- 3
- 15
- 10
- 8
- 7
- 3
- 16
- 2
- 6
- 1
- 4
- 12
- 3
- 14
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