Football Subtraction up to 20 - Class 1 Maths Worksheet

Take away footballs, cones and jerseys with numbers up to 20, hop back on a number line, count picture rows, and find how many were taken.

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Learning Objective

Subtract a number from another number up to 20, including taking away zero and finding how many were taken away.

Skills Practised

  • Subtraction up to 20
  • Number line hops back
  • Subtracting zero
  • How many were taken away
  • Word problems

Preview Questions

Q1. Pariskhit brings 15 footballs to practice. His team uses 9 footballs in the drill. How many footballs are left unused? (15 - 9)

  1. 9
  2. 8
  3. 6
  4. 7

Q2. There are 16 water bottles on the bench. The players drink 4 bottles during the break. How many water bottles remain on the bench? (16 - 4)

  1. 9
  2. 12
  3. 11
  4. 14

Q3. Kush has 12 cones on the field. He removes 5 cones after the drill. How many cones are still on the field? (12 - 5)

  1. 7
  2. 8
  3. 9
  4. 10

Interactive Story Mission

Join Coach and Pariskhit for a 10-minute football training story. Children work through 10 activities with big buttons, kind feedback, hints when they get stuck, and a badge and stars at the end.

  • Footballs Left After the Drill: Count the footballs that are not crossed out.
  • Water Bottles on the Bench: Take the drunk bottles away.
  • Cones After the Drill: Drag the cones left into the goal.
  • Penalty Kicks: Take away the saved kicks.
  • Number Line Hop Back: Hop back on the number line.
  • Marker Flags in the Wind: Drag the flags still standing into the goal.
  • Footballs Left: Take away 4. How many are left?
  • Bibs on the Rack: Think: what if none are taken away?
  • Empty Seats on the Bus: Drag the empty seats into the bus.
  • Snacks Shared: Find the missing number.

Start the Mission

Note for Parents & Teachers

This follows the NCERT Class 1 Maths chapter on subtraction up to 20. Use real objects at home: count out a pile, take some away, and count what is left. For questions like 14 - __ = 6, count up from 6 to 14 together.