Grade 2 · Math · Unit 2 of 9
Bigger or Smaller
Compare and order numbers
What your child practises
Comparing and ordering numbers, using <, > and =, and noticing numbers close to 50.
Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum curriculum outcome: Number sense and number theory (by Grade 3) · comparing and ordering numbers to 100
How we explain it
Children can open this short lesson before they practise.
- Compare the tens first. More tens means a bigger number.
- If the tens match, compare the ones.
- To order numbers, put the smallest first.
Example: Which is bigger: 47 or 53? Tens: 4 tens and 5 tens. 5 tens is more, so 53 is bigger. Answer: 53
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which number is bigger?
- 87
- 98
98
Hint: Look at the tens first. More tens means a bigger number.
Question 2
Tap the numbers from smallest to biggest.
- 15
- 28
- 57
- 1
1 → 15 → 28 → 57
Hint: Find the smallest first. Look at the tens! The smallest is 1.
Question 3
Tap the numbers from smallest to biggest.
- 61
- 92
- 5
- 93
5 → 61 → 92 → 93
Hint: Find the smallest first. Look at the tens! The smallest is 5.
Question 4
Is 7 + 5 the same as 3 + 9?
7 + 5 ? 3 + 9
- No, not equal (≠)
- Yes, they are equal (=)
Yes, they are equal (=)
Hint: 7 + 5 = 12 and 3 + 9 = 12.
Question 5
Which number is bigger?
- 92
- 90
92
Hint: The tens are the same, so look at the ones.
Question 6
Which number is close to 50?
- 30
- 46
- 75
46
Hint: Numbers just a little more or a little less than 50 are close to 50.