How it works
Match them up one to one. The group with some left over has more.
The group with none left over has less.
It doesn't matter how they are spread out: count or match.
Worked examples
Which has less?
- 5 balls and 1 car.
- Match each car with a ball.
- The car is used up, so cars have less.
Which has more?
- 5 blocks in a scatter and 5 apples in a line.
- Match them up: nothing is left over.
- They are the same, even if they look different.
Spread out
- Spread the same toys wide.
- They look like more but aren't.
- Count to be sure.
A taste of the worksheet
These are the first problems of set A. The printable sheet has many more, with an answer key.
- Which group has more?
- Which group has less?
- Are there more stars or more fish?
- Is there the same number of apples and balls?
- Count the fish. How many? ___
Words to know
- more
- A bigger group.
- less
- A smaller group.