This medium worksheet has second graders adding, subtracting, and converting lengths from familiar items. They combine a 5-inch marker with a 4-inch glue stick, trim 8 cm from a 20 cm ribbon, compare a straw to a spoon, and order 15 cm, 22 cm, and 10 cm from longest to shortest. Conversion practice turns a 4-foot table into 48 inches and a 72-inch jump rope into 6 feet. A matching task pairs a thumb, guitar, dining table, and pencil sharpener with about 2 inches, 3 feet, 5 feet, and 2 cm. Solid practice for measurement number sense.
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Measuring Length
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A marker is 5 inches. A glue stick is 4 inches. Together they are 9 inches.
2. A ribbon is 20 cm. Cut off 8 cm. The ribbon is now 12 cm long.
3. A straw is 8 inches. A spoon is 6 inches. The straw is 2 inches longer.
4. Order from longest to shortest: 15 cm, 22 cm, 10 cm. The longest is 22 cm.
5. A table is 4 feet long. In inches that is 48.
6. Two crayons are each 9 cm long. Placed end to end they measure 18 cm.
7. A jump rope is 72 inches long. That equals 6 feet.
8. A notebook is 11 inches tall. A textbook is 14 inches tall. The difference is 3 inches.
9. Three paper clips are each 3 cm long. Lined up, they measure 9 cm total.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Thumb
→ about 2 inches
about 3 feet
Guitar
→ about 3 feet
about 2 inches
Dining table
→ about 5 feet
about 5 feet
Pencil sharpener
→ about 2 cm
about 2 cm
Measuring Length
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) A marker is 5 inches. A glue stick is 4 inches. Together they are 9 inches.
2) A ribbon is 20 cm. Cut off 8 cm. The ribbon is now 12 cm long.
3) A straw is 8 inches. A spoon is 6 inches. The straw is 2 inches longer.
4) Order from longest to shortest: 15 cm, 22 cm, 10 cm. The longest is 22 cm.
5) A table is 4 feet long. In inches that is 48.
6) Two crayons are each 9 cm long. Placed end to end they measure 18 cm.
7) A jump rope is 72 inches long. That equals 6 feet.
8) A notebook is 11 inches tall. A textbook is 14 inches tall. The difference is 3 inches.
9) Three paper clips are each 3 cm long. Lined up, they measure 9 cm total.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Thumb
→ about 2 inches
about 3 feet
Guitar
→ about 3 feet
about 2 inches
Dining table
→ about 5 feet
about 5 feet
Pencil sharpener
→ about 2 cm
about 2 cm
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