These comparing numbers worksheets are generated rather than scanned, which means you can print a different sheet every day of the week without paying for a subscription or running out of practice. The current sheet starts with problems like 95 □ 21 (write >, < or =) and 20 □ 63 (write >, < or =), and the answers (> and <) are printed on the key so marking takes about a minute.
‘New set of problems’ opens the generator in its own tab. There you can change the problem count and turn the answer key on or off. ‘Print or save as PDF’ opens the print dialog — choose Save as PDF in the printer list to keep the file. The sheet fits US Letter and A4, and the answer key prints on its own page.
Comparing numbers looks trivial until the digits are close. A problem like 95 □ 21 (write >, < or =) resolves to > only if the child reads the places in order rather than judging by the leftmost digit alone.
The reliable method is to compare digit by digit from the left and stop at the first difference — that is exactly how a computer does it, and it settles 95 □ 21 (write >, < or =) without any guessing.
The greater-than and less-than symbols carry their own difficulty, quite separate from the comparison itself. Many children know which number is bigger and still write the symbol the wrong way round.
The sheet uses two-digit numbers, including pairs that are equal, so the child cannot assume every line needs a greater-than or a less-than — 63 □ 55 (write >, < or =) is a fair example of it.
These comparing numbers worksheets are commonly aligned with the number comparison expectations for this grade, and the skill appears in most curricula somewhere around this point.
| # | Problem | Answer | What to check |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 95 □ 21 (write >, < or =) | > | Watch for: writing the symbol backwards |
| 2 | 20 □ 63 (write >, < or =) | < | Check: rushing the close pairs |
| 3 | 91 □ 31 (write >, < or =) | > | Look at: stopping at the first digit |
| 4 | 32 □ 76 (write >, < or =) | < | Ask about: missing the equals case |
| 5 | 63 □ 55 (write >, < or =) | > | Watch for: comparing by length instead of by value |
| 6 | 79 □ 88 (write >, < or =) | < | Check: reading grouping commas as decimal points |
Try 91 □ 31 (write >, < or =) together before letting the child start alone. The answer to 91 □ 31 (write >, < or =) is >, and talking through how it was reached takes about a minute and saves several minutes of guessing later in the sheet.
Here is one worked through. 20 □ 63 (write >, < or =) gives <. If your child arrives somewhere other than < on 20 □ 63 (write >, < or =), look at the working rather than the answer: nearly every wrong result comes from a skipped step, not an unknown fact.
The answer key is generated with the worksheet, not written by hand, so it always matches the sheet in front of you — 95 □ 21 (write >, < or =) is listed as >, 20 □ 63 (write >, < or =) as <, and so on down the page.
The key prints on its own page by default. Uncheck the answer-key box before printing if you would rather keep it back and mark the sheet yourself.
The sheet is laid out to fit one page on both US Letter and A4. Leave the browser scaling at 100% and turn headers and footers off, and the 20 problems land inside the margins on either paper size.
For a class set, print one sheet, press the new-worksheet button and print again. Each child gets different numbers on the same skill, so nobody can copy the answer to 95 □ 21 (write >, < or =) from a neighbour.
When these become easy, move along the related links below rather than adding more problems to the same sheet.
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Last updated: 2026-09-13