Grade 1 Comparing Length Worksheet (Set F)
Free printable Grade 1 comparing length worksheet with an answer key, comparing and measuring length with informal units. Print as a PDF for the classroom or home.
How to teach comparing and measuring length teaching guide, with a worked explanation.
Comparing Length
Compare the lengths, then answer each question.
- 1.The sock is 5 cubes long. The spoon is 8 cubes long. Which is shorter?
- 2.The spoon is 3 cubes long. The leaf is 10 cubes long. Which is shorter?
- 3.The pencil is 6 paperclips long and the shoe is 10 paperclips long. How many more paperclips is the shoe?
- 4.The shoe is 4 counters long and the sock is 5 counters long. How many more counters is the sock?
- 5.The pencil is 3 counters long. The book is 4 counters long. Which is shorter?
- 6.The sock is 5 counters long. The key is 3 counters long. Which is shorter?
- 7.The straw is 2 cubes long and the stick is 3 cubes long. How many more cubes is the stick?
- 8.The book is 9 counters long and the stick is 3 counters long. How many more counters is the book?
- 9.The ribbon is 7 counters long and the brush is 3 counters long. How many more counters is the ribbon?
- 10.The straw is 10 blocks long. The key is 5 blocks long. Which is shorter?
- 11.The pencil is 7 counters long and the stick is 6 counters long. How many more counters is the pencil?
- 12.The shoe is 9 cubes long and the pencil is 8 cubes long. How many more cubes is the shoe?
- 13.The shoe is 2 cubes long. The brush is 9 cubes long. Which is longer?
- 14.The spoon is 8 counters long. The key is 4 counters long. Which is shorter?
- 15.The brush is 7 counters long. The key is 8 counters long. Which is shorter?
- 16.The shoe is 4 cubes long and the sock is 8 cubes long. How many more cubes is the sock?
- 17.The crayon is 4 paperclips long and the brush is 6 paperclips long. How many more paperclips is the brush?
- 18.The ribbon is 3 paperclips long. The spoon is 9 paperclips long. Which is shorter?
- 19.The crayon is 2 blocks long. The stick is 3 blocks long. Which is shorter?
- 20.The spoon is 5 paperclips long. The key is 4 paperclips long. Which is longer?
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Before rulers, children compare lengths directly (lining objects up) and measure with informal units like blocks or paperclips laid end to end, then compare the counts.
In class: Compare objects directly (line them up at one end) and by measuring with informal units, blocks or paperclips placed end to end with no gaps, then compare the counts.
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