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.There are 9 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 2.5 − 4 =
- 3.There are 3 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 4.Sneha had 7 pencils and gave 6 to a friend. How many pencils does Sneha have left?
- 5.There are 14 boys and 7 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 6.19 − ? = 15
- 7.Nisha had 19 flowers and gave 17 to a friend. How many flowers does Nisha have left?
- 8.Sneha had 4 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Sneha have left?
- 9.? − 2 = 5
- 10.15 − 11 =
- 11.There are 18 boys and 6 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 12.? − 7 = 6
- 13.What is 2 less than 4?
- 14.17 − 1 =
- 15.There are 13 cups and 9 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 16.14 − 13 =
- 17.4 − ? = 2
- 18.5 − 2 =
- 19.There are 4 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 20.Nisha had 12 crayons and gave 6 to a friend. How many crayons does Nisha have left?
- 21.What is 1 less than 6?
- 22.What is 10 less than 19?
- 23.There are 7 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 24.There are 4 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 25.Nisha had 12 bananas and gave 1 to a friend. How many bananas does Nisha have left?
- 26.17 − 2 =
- 27.18 − 17 =
- 28.There are 9 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 29.There are 13 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 30.Vivaan had 15 kites and gave 12 to a friend. How many kites does Vivaan have left?
- 31.3 − 1 =
- 32.4 − 1 =
- 33.Vivaan had 5 books and gave 2 to a friend. How many books does Vivaan have left?
- 34.There are 17 children and 13 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 35.12 − 9 =
- 36.There are 20 birds and 18 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 37.Meera had 3 balls and gave 1 to a friend. How many balls does Meera have left?
- 38.? − 5 = 9
- 39.What is 9 less than 12?
- 40.6 − 1 =
Answer key
- 6
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 7
- 4
- 2
- 2
- 7
- 4
- 12
- 13
- 2
- 16
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 2
- 6
- 5
- 9
- 4
- 1
- 11
- 15
- 1
- 2
- 7
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 2
- 14
- 3
- 5
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