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.What is 1 less than 8?
- 2.2 − 1 =
- 3.Farhan had 13 balloons and gave 10 to a friend. How many balloons does Farhan have left?
- 4.16 − 1 =
- 5.7 − ? = 6
- 6.What is 1 less than 7?
- 7.There are 16 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 8.Vivaan had 4 kites and gave 2 to a friend. How many kites does Vivaan have left?
- 9.There are 7 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 10.What is 2 less than 4?
- 11.8 − 4 =
- 12.There are 3 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 13.? − 3 = 13
- 14.17 − ? = 12
- 15.? − 3 = 12
- 16.Nisha had 10 marbles and gave 6 to a friend. How many marbles does Nisha have left?
- 17.7 − 2 =
- 18.Meera had 18 flowers and gave 15 to a friend. How many flowers does Meera have left?
- 19.What is 8 less than 13?
- 20.What is 2 less than 18?
- 21.4 − 3 =
- 22.What is 3 less than 19?
- 23.There are 8 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 24.7 − ? = 2
- 25.? − 1 = 9
- 26.? − 13 = 6
- 27.3 − 1 =
- 28.10 − ? = 1
- 29.Tara had 11 flowers and gave 6 to a friend. How many flowers does Tara have left?
- 30.10 − ? = 7
- 31.10 − 7 =
- 32.What is 4 less than 10?
- 33.There are 13 bottles and 4 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 34.17 − 14 =
- 35.Arjun had 8 shells and gave 1 to a friend. How many shells does Arjun have left?
- 36.11 − ? = 10
- 37.Meera had 20 balls and gave 7 to a friend. How many balls does Meera have left?
- 38.Rahul had 11 flowers and gave 6 to a friend. How many flowers does Rahul have left?
- 39.Karan had 3 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Karan have left?
- 40.What is 2 less than 3?
Answer key
- 7
- 1
- 3
- 15
- 1
- 6
- 12
- 2
- 4
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 16
- 5
- 15
- 4
- 5
- 3
- 5
- 16
- 1
- 16
- 5
- 5
- 10
- 19
- 2
- 9
- 5
- 3
- 3
- 6
- 9
- 3
- 7
- 1
- 13
- 5
- 2
- 1
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