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
- 1.17 − 13 =
- 2.17 − 9 =
- 3.There are 5 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 4.Manav had 7 shells and gave 6 to a friend. How many shells does Manav have left?
- 5.Aditya had 5 marbles and gave 2 to a friend. How many marbles does Aditya have left?
- 6.Lakshmi had 19 mangoes and gave 18 to a friend. How many mangoes does Lakshmi have left?
- 7.There are 13 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 8.What is 9 less than 17?
- 9.? − 1 = 17
- 10.17 − 5 =
- 11.3 − ? = 1
- 12.Riya had 13 mangoes and gave 11 to a friend. How many mangoes does Riya have left?
- 13.What is 3 less than 7?
- 14.What is 13 less than 15?
- 15.There are 16 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 16.16 − 7 =
- 17.What is 1 less than 2?
- 18.? − 1 = 12
- 19.What is 3 less than 8?
- 20.7 − 5 =
- 21.Gurpreet had 5 shells and gave 1 to a friend. How many shells does Gurpreet have left?
- 22.What is 2 less than 6?
- 23.There are 8 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 24.Saanvi had 3 bananas and gave 2 to a friend. How many bananas does Saanvi have left?
- 25.What is 12 less than 14?
- 26.Rohan had 19 balloons and gave 7 to a friend. How many balloons does Rohan have left?
- 27.4 − 1 =
- 28.12 − ? = 7
- 29.What is 11 less than 14?
- 30.There are 11 birds and 5 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 31.Gurpreet had 6 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Gurpreet have left?
- 32.12 − ? = 9
- 33.10 − 7 =
- 34.There are 6 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 35.Zoya had 3 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Zoya have left?
- 36.What is 12 less than 17?
- 37.There are 10 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 38.Joseph had 4 crayons and gave 1 to a friend. How many crayons does Joseph have left?
- 39.Isha had 4 balloons and gave 1 to a friend. How many balloons does Isha have left?
- 40.9 − 2 =
Answer key
- 4
- 8
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 11
- 8
- 18
- 12
- 2
- 2
- 4
- 2
- 12
- 9
- 1
- 13
- 5
- 2
- 4
- 4
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 12
- 3
- 5
- 3
- 6
- 5
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 5
- 8
- 3
- 3
- 7
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