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
- 1.13 − ? = 6
- 2.3 − 2 =
- 3.5 − 1 =
- 4.There are 18 pencils and 17 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 5.15 − 10 =
- 6.What is 1 less than 2?
- 7.Lakshmi had 9 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Lakshmi have left?
- 8.20 − ? = 3
- 9.What is 1 less than 3?
- 10.Priya had 16 crayons and gave 9 to a friend. How many crayons does Priya have left?
- 11.What is 4 less than 5?
- 12.? − 15 = 5
- 13.Nisha had 13 balls and gave 5 to a friend. How many balls does Nisha have left?
- 14.Priya had 3 shells and gave 2 to a friend. How many shells does Priya have left?
- 15.There are 7 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 16.What is 2 less than 3?
- 17.What is 3 less than 14?
- 18.There are 12 cups and 10 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 19.What is 5 less than 9?
- 20.Arjun had 7 mangoes and gave 3 to a friend. How many mangoes does Arjun have left?
- 21.There are 4 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 22.Sneha had 7 mangoes and gave 5 to a friend. How many mangoes does Sneha have left?
- 23.There are 7 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 24.9 − 6 =
- 25.Aditya had 6 books and gave 1 to a friend. How many books does Aditya have left?
- 26.7 − 5 =
- 27.Tara had 5 kites and gave 4 to a friend. How many kites does Tara have left?
- 28.Dev had 11 marbles and gave 8 to a friend. How many marbles does Dev have left?
- 29.There are 3 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 30.13 − 9 =
- 31.19 − 8 =
- 32.Meera had 8 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Meera have left?
- 33.? − 10 = 3
- 34.13 − 10 =
- 35.Priya had 3 crayons and gave 2 to a friend. How many crayons does Priya have left?
- 36.There are 17 cups and 8 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 37.4 − 2 =
- 38.6 − ? = 2
- 39.12 − ? = 9
- 40.? − 8 = 10
Answer key
- 7
- 1
- 4
- 1
- 5
- 1
- 7
- 17
- 2
- 7
- 1
- 20
- 8
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 11
- 2
- 4
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 3
- 5
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 11
- 6
- 13
- 3
- 1
- 9
- 2
- 4
- 3
- 18
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