Subtraction word problems to 20

Read the story. Some are taken away or compared. Solve.

1. Dara has 2 cards. Dara gives away 1. How many cards does Dara have left?
2. Eli has 7 pencils. Eli gives away 2. How many pencils does Eli have left?
3. Omar has 9 marbles. Omar gives away 7. How many marbles does Omar have left?
4. Omar has 4 buttons. Omar gives away 3. How many buttons does Omar have left?
5. Kai has 11 crayons. Kai gives away 5. How many crayons does Kai have left?
6. Gus has 5 marbles. Gus gives away 4. How many marbles does Gus have left?
7. Ben has 3 books. Ben gives away 2. How many books does Ben have left?
8. Nia has 5 cards. Nia gives away 3. How many cards does Nia have left?
9. Lia has 8 stamps. Lia gives away 4. How many stamps does Lia have left?
10. Gus has 11 cards. Gus gives away 9. How many cards does Gus have left?
11. Ben has 14 shells. Ben gives away 13. How many shells does Ben have left?
12. Kai has 13 buttons. Kai gives away 7. How many buttons does Kai have left?
13. Nia has 8 pencils. Kai has 4 pencils. How many more pencils does Nia have than Kai?
14. Lia has 19 books. Mo has 4 books. How many more books does Lia have than Mo?
15. Lia has 8 blocks. Ana has 6 blocks. How many more blocks does Lia have than Ana?
16. Pia has 16 blocks. Ana has 5 blocks. How many more blocks does Pia have than Ana?
17. Hana has 20 cards. Hana gives some away. Now Hana has 2 left. How many did Hana give away?
18. Mo has 18 shells. Mo gives some away. Now Mo has 12 left. How many did Mo give away?
19. Chen has 6 shells. Chen gives some away. Now Chen has 2 left. How many did Chen give away?
20. Omar has 19 crayons. Omar gives some away. Now Omar has 3 left. How many did Omar give away?