Most six-year-olds know that 9 is bigger than 7, yet when they read « 7 is … 9 » aloud, they may still pick greater than, simply because 9 is the number that stands out. Reading direction matters. This 1st grade less than greater than worksheet gives eight short sentences, each with a pink question mark between two numbers up to 10. Below each sentence, three word boxes wait: equal to, less than and greater than. Your child marks the words that make the sentence true. Three of the eight pairs use the same number twice, so equal to is a real choice here. A second page gives the answer key.