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.Priya had 14 laddoos and gave 10 to a friend. How many laddoos does Priya have left?
- 2.Lakshmi had 16 flowers and gave 10 to a friend. How many flowers does Lakshmi have left?
- 3.There are 20 pencils and 12 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 4.There are 18 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 5.Ishaan had 15 pencils and gave 4 to a friend. How many pencils does Ishaan have left?
- 6.What is 15 less than 19?
- 7.There are 20 birds and 4 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 8.? − 4 = 2
- 9.What is 7 less than 14?
- 10.There are 17 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 11.? − 9 = 3
- 12.What is 2 less than 11?
- 13.? − 10 = 6
- 14.What is 18 less than 20?
- 15.? − 5 = 12
- 16.There are 19 children and 14 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 17.What is 7 less than 17?
- 18.8 − ? = 4
- 19.19 − 5 =
- 20.Meera had 10 pencils and gave 8 to a friend. How many pencils does Meera have left?
- 21.13 − ? = 3
- 22.7 − 3 =
- 23.Rohan had 16 marbles and gave 1 to a friend. How many marbles does Rohan have left?
- 24.Saanvi had 17 pencils and gave 9 to a friend. How many pencils does Saanvi have left?
- 25.Zoya had 6 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Zoya have left?
- 26.13 − 3 =
- 27.Rahul had 12 pencils and gave 9 to a friend. How many pencils does Rahul have left?
- 28.There are 3 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 29.What is 4 less than 8?
- 30.There are 15 bottles and 4 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 31.Ananya had 17 balls and gave 8 to a friend. How many balls does Ananya have left?
- 32.There are 10 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 33.What is 3 less than 11?
- 34.19 − ? = 9
- 35.What is 5 less than 14?
- 36.4 − 3 =
- 37.? − 6 = 5
- 38.There are 12 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 39.Rohan had 5 shells and gave 4 to a friend. How many shells does Rohan have left?
- 40.9 − 3 =
Answer key
- 4
- 6
- 8
- 15
- 11
- 4
- 16
- 6
- 7
- 11
- 12
- 9
- 16
- 2
- 17
- 5
- 10
- 4
- 14
- 2
- 10
- 4
- 15
- 8
- 4
- 10
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 11
- 9
- 6
- 8
- 10
- 9
- 1
- 11
- 10
- 1
- 6
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