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Compare unit fractions.

Compare unit fractions with unlike denominators.

Numihana · England Year 3

Compare unit fractions

Practice sheet

Name: ______________
Date: ______________

Compare unit fractions with unlike denominators.

1

1/8 1/5 — choose the correct sign.

Answer: < / = / >
2

1/4 1/11 — choose the correct sign.

Answer: < / = / >
3

1/4 1/8 — choose the correct sign.

Answer: < / = / >
4

1/3 1/6 — choose the correct sign.

Answer: < / = / >
5

1/8 1/11 — choose the correct sign.

Answer: < / = / >
6

1/4 1/6 — choose the correct sign.

Answer: < / = / >
Numihana · England Year 3 · Compare unit fractions
Numihana · England Year 3

Compare unit fractions

Answer key

Name: ______________
Date: ______________

Compare unit fractions with unlike denominators.

1

1/8 1/5 — choose the correct sign.

Answer: <
2

1/4 1/11 — choose the correct sign.

Answer: >
3

1/4 1/8 — choose the correct sign.

Answer: >
4

1/3 1/6 — choose the correct sign.

Answer: >
5

1/8 1/11 — choose the correct sign.

Answer: >
6

1/4 1/6 — choose the correct sign.

Answer: >
Numihana · England Year 3 · Compare unit fractions

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Compare unit fractions with unlike denominators.

Department for Education: mathematics programmes of study ↗

Year 3 → Number → Fractions · Selected statutory skill. Pack 2.2.0 · source checked 2026-10-12.

For teachers and parents

Each fraction is one equal part of the same whole. More equal parts make each part smaller; compare the sizes of the parts.

A common slip

With unit fractions, a larger denominator gives a smaller fraction.

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Worked example

1/8 1/5 — choose the correct sign.

Answer: <

Each fraction is one equal part of the same whole. More equal parts make each part smaller; compare the sizes of the parts.