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
- 2.12 − 2 =
- 3.? − 7 = 4
- 4.What is 5 less than 19?
- 5.There are 7 pencils and 4 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 6.What is 8 less than 10?
- 7.What is 1 less than 3?
- 8.5 − 3 =
- 9.10 − ? = 2
- 10.What is 1 less than 4?
- 11.16 − 13 =
- 12.What is 1 less than 2?
- 13.16 − 4 =
- 14.There are 4 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 15.There are 19 bottles and 18 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 16.11 − 5 =
- 17.Priya had 3 flowers and gave 2 to a friend. How many flowers does Priya have left?
- 18.3 − 1 =
- 19.What is 2 less than 3?
- 20.There are 16 birds and 14 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 21.? − 4 = 1
- 22.? − 12 = 3
- 23.What is 4 less than 6?
- 24.Diya had 4 shells and gave 2 to a friend. How many shells does Diya have left?
- 25.18 − 4 =
- 26.18 − 10 =
- 27.Isha had 12 balls and gave 10 to a friend. How many balls does Isha have left?
- 28.? − 2 = 3
- 29.Aarav had 5 laddoos and gave 1 to a friend. How many laddoos does Aarav have left?
- 30.There are 15 pencils and 7 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 31.There are 12 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 32.Joseph had 6 balls and gave 3 to a friend. How many balls does Joseph have left?
- 33.There are 7 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 34.19 − 9 =
- 35.What is 3 less than 6?
- 36.? − 3 = 3
- 37.14 − 6 =
- 38.What is 2 less than 17?
- 39.Priya had 12 mangoes and gave 9 to a friend. How many mangoes does Priya have left?
- 40.6 − 2 =
Answer key
- 3
- 10
- 11
- 14
- 3
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 8
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 12
- 2
- 1
- 6
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 15
- 2
- 2
- 14
- 8
- 2
- 5
- 4
- 8
- 8
- 3
- 5
- 10
- 3
- 6
- 8
- 15
- 3
- 4
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