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.? − 5 = 8
- 2.What is 6 less than 10?
- 3.Farhan had 19 bananas and gave 12 to a friend. How many bananas does Farhan have left?
- 4.Zoya had 18 shells and gave 7 to a friend. How many shells does Zoya have left?
- 5.11 − ? = 1
- 6.There are 11 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 7.Manav had 16 shells and gave 4 to a friend. How many shells does Manav have left?
- 8.? − 6 = 10
- 9.? − 2 = 2
- 10.Zoya had 16 laddoos and gave 8 to a friend. How many laddoos does Zoya have left?
- 11.9 − 1 =
- 12.9 − ? = 8
- 13.? − 14 = 1
- 14.What is 1 less than 6?
- 15.7 − 1 =
- 16.There are 6 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 17.? − 4 = 11
- 18.Lakshmi had 11 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Lakshmi have left?
- 19.14 − 5 =
- 20.What is 1 less than 3?
- 21.Meera had 11 balloons and gave 3 to a friend. How many balloons does Meera have left?
- 22.3 − 1 =
- 23.Diya had 11 shells and gave 1 to a friend. How many shells does Diya have left?
- 24.There are 16 birds and 13 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 25.? − 6 = 1
- 26.Arjun had 7 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Arjun have left?
- 27.? − 3 = 2
- 28.13 − ? = 8
- 29.6 − 3 =
- 30.What is 11 less than 16?
- 31.What is 3 less than 18?
- 32.11 − 9 =
- 33.Tara had 10 balls and gave 7 to a friend. How many balls does Tara have left?
- 34.What is 5 less than 11?
- 35.Arjun had 20 balloons and gave 6 to a friend. How many balloons does Arjun have left?
- 36.? − 3 = 9
- 37.14 − ? = 13
- 38.Priya had 4 kites and gave 2 to a friend. How many kites does Priya have left?
- 39.Arjun had 20 laddoos and gave 16 to a friend. How many laddoos does Arjun have left?
- 40.7 − ? = 4
Answer key
- 13
- 4
- 7
- 11
- 10
- 5
- 12
- 16
- 4
- 8
- 8
- 1
- 15
- 5
- 6
- 3
- 15
- 9
- 9
- 2
- 8
- 2
- 10
- 3
- 7
- 5
- 5
- 5
- 3
- 5
- 15
- 2
- 3
- 6
- 14
- 12
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 3
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