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 16 children and 13 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 2.Zoya had 16 shells and gave 9 to a friend. How many shells does Zoya have left?
- 3.13 − ? = 12
- 4.What is 1 less than 5?
- 5.7 − ? = 3
- 6.What is 6 less than 11?
- 7.15 − 7 =
- 8.There are 3 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 9.There are 15 pencils and 11 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 10.9 − 8 =
- 11.What is 3 less than 5?
- 12.Rohan had 10 laddoos and gave 8 to a friend. How many laddoos does Rohan have left?
- 13.11 − ? = 2
- 14.What is 10 less than 16?
- 15.Rahul had 3 laddoos and gave 1 to a friend. How many laddoos does Rahul have left?
- 16.6 − 1 =
- 17.14 − 12 =
- 18.There are 5 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 19.What is 2 less than 3?
- 20.Arjun had 18 flowers and gave 8 to a friend. How many flowers does Arjun have left?
- 21.3 − 2 =
- 22.Manav had 3 shells and gave 1 to a friend. How many shells does Manav have left?
- 23.10 − 9 =
- 24.17 − ? = 13
- 25.? − 2 = 5
- 26.14 − ? = 12
- 27.2 − 1 =
- 28.3 − ? = 1
- 29.There are 13 pencils and 7 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 30.Isha had 6 balloons and gave 3 to a friend. How many balloons does Isha have left?
- 31.Tara had 9 bananas and gave 3 to a friend. How many bananas does Tara have left?
- 32.What is 9 less than 14?
- 33.? − 1 = 2
- 34.What is 2 less than 4?
- 35.20 − 6 =
- 36.What is 7 less than 12?
- 37.There are 16 children and 9 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 38.Riya had 4 flowers and gave 2 to a friend. How many flowers does Riya have left?
- 39.? − 1 = 8
- 40.8 − 3 =
Answer key
- 3
- 7
- 1
- 4
- 4
- 5
- 8
- 1
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 9
- 6
- 2
- 5
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 10
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 4
- 7
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 6
- 3
- 6
- 5
- 3
- 2
- 14
- 5
- 7
- 2
- 9
- 5
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