This Grade 2 worksheet helps students tell the difference between weight and capacity by sorting everyday items into two groups. Kids decide if we measure how heavy something is, like a brick, or how much it can hold, like a water bottle. A matching idea of units, a simple fill-in-the-blank set, and a true or false section build early measurement vocabulary and help Grade 2 learners think like real scientists.
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Weight & Capacity
Part A: Sort the Words
Sort each word or number into the correct category box.
applejuice boxcrayonwater bottlebrickmilk jug
Weight
Capacity
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. We measure how heavy something is using its weight.
2. We measure how much fits in a container using capacity.
3. A small light fruit is best measured in ounces.
4. A large jug of milk is measured in gallons.
5. A tool that weighs two things and compares them is a balance scale.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. A brick is measured by its weight.
True False
2. We measure juice in pounds.
True False
3. A crayon is measured in gallons.
True False
4. A milk jug's capacity is measured in gallons.
True False
Weight & Capacity
★ Part A: Sort the Words
Sort each word or number into the correct category box.
applejuice boxcrayonwater bottlebrickmilk jug
Weight
Capacity
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) We measure how heavy something is using its weight.
2) We measure how much fits in a container using capacity.
3) A small light fruit is best measured in ounces.
4) A large jug of milk is measured in gallons.
5) A tool that weighs two things and compares them is a balance scale.
★ Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1) A brick is measured by its weight.
True
False
2) We measure juice in pounds.
True
False
3) A crayon is measured in gallons.
True
False
4) A milk jug's capacity is measured in gallons.
True
False
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