1st Grade Measuring Length Worksheet (PDF)
This measuring length worksheet for 1st Grade covers measuring length (Common Core 1.MD.A.1, 1.MD.A.2), with a free PDF to print.
These 22 problems practice comparing, ordering, and measuring length for Grade 1, following Common Core 1.MD.A.1 and 1.MD.A.2. Start with bars and pictures, then count same-size units.
The last six problems are short stories. Look for gaps, check the starting line, and always write the unit name with the number.
Grade 1 · Common Core State Standards: 1.MD.A.1, 1.MD.A.2
Measuring length worksheet: exercises 1 to 10
Exercise 1 – Longer pencil
Circle the longer pencil. Write its color.
Exercise 2 – Shorter object
Find the shorter object.
Exercise 3 – Longest of three
Find the longest object.
Exercise 4 – Shortest of three
Find the shortest object.
Exercise 5 – Order by length
Write the objects in order from shortest to longest.
Exercise 6 – Count the cubes
Write how many cubes long the key is.
Exercise 7 – Length of a spoon
How many cubes long is the spoon?
Exercise 8 – Find the gap
Noah says the boat is 6 cubes long. Explain why his way of measuring is not correct.
Exercise 9 – Wrong start
Explain what Aisha must change to measure the book.
Exercise 10 – Whose is longer?
Sofia measures her bookmark and finds it is 8 cubes long. Diego measures his bookmark with the same cubes and finds it is 5 cubes long. Whose bookmark is longer?
Exercises 11 and up
Exercise 11 – Big and small cubes
The ribbon is 3 big cubes long. It is also 6 small cubes long. Explain why the numbers are different.
Exercise 12 – Measure the toothbrush
Write the length of the toothbrush in cubes.
Exercise 13 – Complete the sentence
Write the number: The comb is ___ cubes long.
Exercise 14 – Measure two markers
Which one is longer, the pen or the marker?
Exercise 15 – Compare without touching
Ana’s scarf is longer than Ben’s scarf. Ben’s scarf is longer than Cy’s scarf. Which scarf is the shortest?
Exercise 16 – Longest of three clues
The blue string is shorter than the red string. The red string is shorter than the yellow string. Which string is the longest?
Exercise 17 – Two parts of a path
Liam lays 5 red blocks and then 3 blue blocks end to end along a toy road. There are no gaps. How many blocks long is the road?
Exercise 18 – Measuring desks
Priya measures her desk with 9 crayons. Mei measures her desk with 12 of the same crayons. Whose desk is longer?
Exercise 19 – Three animal toys
Write the animals from longest to shortest.
Exercise 20 – Exact ribbon
Jamal needs a ribbon that is exactly 9 cubes long. Ribbon A is 7 cubes long. Ribbon B is 9 cubes long. Ribbon C is 11 cubes long. Which ribbon should Jamal choose?
Exercise 21 – Which is longer?
A pencil is 6 paper clips long. A crayon is 10 paper clips long. All the clips are the same size. Which object is longer? How many paper clips long is the shorter object?
Exercise 22 – Snake race
Three toy snakes are measured with cubes. Sid is 7 cubes long. Slim is 12 cubes long. Squiggle is 9 cubes long. Write which snake is the longest, which is the shortest, and the order from shortest to longest.
Key facts behind this measuring length worksheet
- Length is how long an object is from one end to the other.
- Line up the left ends to tell which of two objects is longer.
- Units must be the same size, laid end to end, with no gaps and no overlaps.
- The count of units is the length, and the unit name goes with the number.
- If A is longer than B and B is longer than C, then A is longer than C.
How to use this measuring length worksheet
Work through the exercises in order: they go from simple to challenging. Write every step on paper, then compare with the solutions page and redo any exercise you missed the next day.
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