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.? − 6 = 3
- 2.Meera had 6 laddoos and gave 1 to a friend. How many laddoos does Meera have left?
- 3.Isha had 17 balloons and gave 1 to a friend. How many balloons does Isha have left?
- 4.? − 2 = 1
- 5.9 − 1 =
- 6.There are 15 children and 13 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 7.There are 4 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 8.? − 2 = 12
- 9.Rohan had 5 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Rohan have left?
- 10.Karan had 11 bananas and gave 1 to a friend. How many bananas does Karan have left?
- 11.2 − 1 =
- 12.Kabir had 16 shells and gave 2 to a friend. How many shells does Kabir have left?
- 13.? − 4 = 3
- 14.There are 13 boys and 9 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 15.Ananya had 20 balloons and gave 15 to a friend. How many balloons does Ananya have left?
- 16.There are 14 children and 8 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 17.? − 8 = 3
- 18.What is 1 less than 2?
- 19.? − 1 = 3
- 20.4 − 1 =
- 21.? − 3 = 1
- 22.? − 1 = 2
- 23.10 − 3 =
- 24.8 − ? = 7
- 25.Gurpreet had 15 crayons and gave 11 to a friend. How many crayons does Gurpreet have left?
- 26.Meera had 18 mangoes and gave 8 to a friend. How many mangoes does Meera have left?
- 27.Karan had 4 books and gave 3 to a friend. How many books does Karan have left?
- 28.7 − 4 =
- 29.There are 6 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 30.What is 2 less than 17?
- 31.There are 7 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 32.There are 20 bottles and 4 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 33.12 − 8 =
- 34.There are 13 boys and 11 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 35.Zoya had 12 crayons and gave 7 to a friend. How many crayons does Zoya have left?
- 36.19 − 8 =
- 37.There are 9 boys and 6 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 38.Riya had 15 shells and gave 13 to a friend. How many shells does Riya have left?
- 39.15 − 2 =
- 40.Nisha had 15 balls and gave 5 to a friend. How many balls does Nisha have left?
Answer key
- 9
- 5
- 16
- 3
- 8
- 2
- 1
- 14
- 4
- 10
- 1
- 14
- 7
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 11
- 1
- 4
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 7
- 1
- 4
- 10
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 15
- 5
- 16
- 4
- 2
- 5
- 11
- 3
- 2
- 13
- 10
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