Grade 4 - Math
6 printable versions - Building Confidence - About 7 minutes each
Grade 4 - Math - Building Confidence
Worksheet 1Compare 1/4 ___ 3/4.
Which fraction is greater: 2/5 or 4/5?
Compare 3/6 ___ 5/6.
Which fraction is greater: 1/3 or 2/3?
Compare 5/8 ___ 7/8.
Which fraction is greater: 3/10 or 7/10?
Compare 2/8 ___ 6/8.
Which fraction is greater: 4/9 or 7/9?
Compare 1/6 ___ 5/6.
Which fraction is greater: 3/12 or 8/12?
Comparing fractions requires reasoning about numerator and denominator together is a major fourth-grade math step because students now work with larger numbers, multi-step reasoning, and more precise notation. Students may think the fraction with the larger denominator is always larger. This worksheet gives short, self-checking questions that rotate through the parts of the skill instead of repeating one template. Students compare fractions with symbols, use benchmarks like one-half, make common denominators, and choose model evidence. Support versions keep the numbers friendlier while preserving the same reasoning. Standard and challenge versions add larger values, closer distractors, or an extra comparison step. Encourage your child to write down the place, operation, or unit before calculating. If an answer is close but does not match the requested place value, fraction denominator, or measurement unit, it is probably the trap answer.
3/4 is greater than 2/4 because the denominators match and 3 parts is more than 2 parts.
Calling 1/8 larger than 1/4 because 8 is greater than 4.
Use a model, benchmark, or common denominator.