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
- 1.8 − ? = 1
- 2.15 − 14 =
- 3.5 − 1 =
- 4.There are 16 bottles and 5 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 5.What is 3 less than 10?
- 6.What is 4 less than 11?
- 7.13 − 1 =
- 8.18 − 10 =
- 9.There are 5 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 10.12 − 2 =
- 11.3 − 1 =
- 12.Riya had 3 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Riya have left?
- 13.7 − 1 =
- 14.What is 6 less than 17?
- 15.What is 1 less than 3?
- 16.? − 13 = 1
- 17.8 − 4 =
- 18.What is 4 less than 13?
- 19.What is 2 less than 3?
- 20.? − 8 = 10
- 21.Ishaan had 11 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Ishaan have left?
- 22.14 − ? = 6
- 23.What is 1 less than 2?
- 24.There are 10 children and 8 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 25.11 − 3 =
- 26.? − 7 = 5
- 27.7 − 5 =
- 28.What is 12 less than 18?
- 29.What is 1 less than 4?
- 30.4 − 2 =
- 31.5 − ? = 3
- 32.There are 7 pencils and 4 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 33.What is 2 less than 6?
- 34.17 − 12 =
- 35.3 − ? = 2
- 36.There are 18 birds and 13 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 37.Joseph had 10 laddoos and gave 5 to a friend. How many laddoos does Joseph have left?
- 38.What is 4 less than 6?
- 39.14 − ? = 11
- 40.There are 14 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
Answer key
- 7
- 1
- 4
- 11
- 7
- 7
- 12
- 8
- 2
- 10
- 2
- 2
- 6
- 11
- 2
- 14
- 4
- 9
- 1
- 18
- 10
- 8
- 1
- 2
- 8
- 12
- 2
- 6
- 3
- 2
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 1
- 5
- 5
- 2
- 3
- 10
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