Comparing and Ordering Fractions

Year 5 MathsFractions, Decimals and Percentages3 pages

About this worksheet

Fraction fluency in three rounds for Year 5 maths. Pupils find equivalent fractions such as 1/2 = ?/6, compare pairs like 1/3 and 2/9 with < and >, then order sets from smallest to largest and hunt for numerators that fit chains like 1/2 < ?/8 < 7/8. An answer key closes the sheet. It practises two England National Curriculum fractions objectives.

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Curriculum objectives covered

Number - fractions (including decimals and percentages)

Compare and order fractions whose denominators are all multiples of the same number

The compare and ordering rounds use related denominators throughout.

Number - fractions (including decimals and percentages)

Identify, name and write equivalent fractions of a given fraction, represented visually, including tenths and hundredths

The warm-up secures the equivalence step that comparison depends on.

What's inside this worksheet

Warm Up: Equivalent Fractions

Fill-in-the-blank equivalents, such as 1/3 = ?/9.

Level Up: Compare Pairs

Pupils write <, > or = between pairs like 1/2 and 5/8.

Challenge: Beat the Clock

Ordering sets like 1/2, 1/4, 3/8 and completing inequality chains.

Answer key

Answers for every question at the end.

How teachers use it

Fluency slot

Run one round a day across three daily fluency sessions.

Assessment check

The inequality chains reveal who understands equivalence rather than following a routine.

Homework

The graded rounds let every pupil get started and most reach the challenge.

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