Comparison and Sequence Identification

This grammar-focused worksheet supports students in Grades 3, 4, and 5 as they strengthen word choice accuracy, reading comprehension, and editing skills through targeted practice with then and than. By combining multiple-choice questions with correctness-checking activities, learners analyze sentence context to determine whether each word correctly expresses sequence or comparison.

Learning Goals

• Grammar & Word Choice (Grades 3-5): Students accurately distinguish between then (time or order) and than (comparison).
• Context Clue Analysis: Learners use sentence meaning and structure to guide correct word selection.
• Proofreading & Editing Skills: Students evaluate examples to identify correct and incorrect usage.
• Reading for Meaning: Learners strengthen comprehension by closely analyzing how word choice affects sentence meaning.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed by educators to align with elementary ELA grammar and writing standards.
• Mixed Practice Format: Includes both selection and evaluation tasks to reinforce mastery.
• Repetition with Variety: Multiple sentence types build flexibility and automatic recognition.
• Flexible Use: Ideal for grammar lessons, independent practice, review, assessment, or homeschool instruction.

This comparison and sequence identification worksheet helps students build lasting understanding of then and than through repeated, context-rich analysis. By circling correct options and evaluating sentence accuracy, learners improve grammatical precision, editing confidence, and reading comprehension. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool setting, this printable activity offers a clear, low-prep way to reinforce correct word usage and strengthen foundational language skills.

This worksheet is part of our Then vs. Than collection.