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Compare Written Numbers to 5 is a free printable Kindergarten maths worksheet on comparing numerals without counting objects, aligned to Common Core standard K.CC.C.7. It prints 10 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Compare Written Numbers to 5

K.CC.C.7

NameDate

Write < , > or = between the numbers.

1.412
2.40
3.53
4.05
5.15
6.20
7.30
8.34
9.24
10.10

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Answer key — Compare Written Numbers to 5

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.<
  2. 2.>
  3. 3.>
  4. 4.<
  5. 5.<
  6. 6.>
  7. 7.>
  8. 8.<
  9. 9.<
  10. 10.>

Questions about Compare Written Numbers to 5

What does the Compare Written Numbers to 5 worksheet cover?

It practises comparing numerals without counting objects — 10 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core K.CC.C.7: Compare two written numbers and say which is bigger. The instruction to pupils is “Write < , > or = between the numbers”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Compare Written Numbers to 5 practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.C.7 — K.CC.C.7, in the Counting & Cardinality domain for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “Compare two numbers between 1 and 10 presented as written numerals.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Compare Written Numbers to 5 is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on K.CC.C.7, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Compare Written Numbers to 5 come with an answer key?

Yes. All 10 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Compare Written Numbers to 5 can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Compare Written Numbers to 5 free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Compare Written Numbers to 5, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach K.CC.C.7?

Yes — “Comparing Written Numbers to 10” is a 30-minute Kindergarten plan for K.CC.C.7, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Compare Written Numbers to 5 is the practice that follows it.

More practice for K.CC.C.7

Compare two written numbers and say which is bigger.

Teaching this next? Comparing Written Numbers to 10 is the 30-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to K.CC.C.7 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.