Measuring length with rulers: printable worksheets
Measure objects against a true-size inch or centimeter ruler, estimate and compare lengths, choose the better unit, and solve length stories.
Sample worksheet
The first 2 problems of a real worksheet, made the way the builder makes it. Open it in the builder to change the number of problems, the difficulty and the layout, then print.
1.
How long is the pencil?
Estimate: about inches
Measure: inches
2.
How long is the marker?
Estimate: about cm
Measure: cm
Show answers
1.Estimate: any answer from 2 to 4. Length: 3 inches in
2.Estimate: any answer from 11 to 15. Length: 13 cm cm
What students practise
I can measure how long something is.
Students measure length with units laid end to end and with a ruler, estimate lengths, and compare them.
Key words
- length
- how long something is from end to end
- unit
- the same-sized piece used to measure
- ruler
- a tool marked in equal units
Common mistakes
- Starts measuring at the end of the ruler or at the first mark.
- Leaves gaps or overlaps between units.
Standards
Common Core State Standards this worksheet practises.
- 2.MD.A.1: Measure the length of an object by selecting and using appropriate tools such as rulers, yardsticks, meter sticks, and measuring tapes. (unverified)
- 2.MD.A.2: Measure the length of an object twice, using length units of different lengths for the two measurements; describe how the two measurements relate to the size of the unit chosen. (unverified)
- 2.MD.A.3: Estimate lengths using units of inches, feet, centimeters, and meters. (unverified)
- 2.MD.A.4: Measure to determine how much longer one object is than another, expressing the length difference in terms of a standard length unit. (unverified)
- 2.MD.B.5: Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve word problems involving lengths that are given in the same units. (unverified)
- 2.MD.B.6: Represent whole numbers as lengths from 0 on a number line diagram with equally spaced points, and represent whole-number sums and differences within 100 on a number line diagram. (unverified)
Related topics
- Before this: Measure length (Grade 1)
- Next: Liquid volume and mass (Grade 3)