Free Printable Greater Than, Less Than, Equal Worksheets — PDF

Why compare with symbols?

Writing <, >, or = forces students to decide whether two values are equal or which is larger — the same decision tree behind ordering lists, bar-chart questions, and number-line placement. Mixing in equal pairs occasionally checks that students read for equality instead of always picking “greater.”

Modes

• Whole numbers suit early elementary and quick warm-ups; blanks are wide enough for a handwritten symbol.
• One decimal adds place-value attention (compare tenths before ones, etc.) without the length of full money problems.

Next steps

Move to rounding and decimals once comparisons feel automatic. For word-based inequality phrases, combine with mixed operations story problems later in the year.