Measuring Length in Inches Worksheets
Read the length of each object to the nearest inch.
Measuring Length in Inches
Name:Date:Score:
Line up the left end of each object with 0 on the ruler. Read the length to the nearest whole inch (in).
- 1The toy car is in long.
- 2The ribbon is in long.
- 3The ribbon is in long.
- 4The ribbon is in long.
- 5The paper strip is in long.
- 6The crayon is in long.
- 7The paper strip is in long.
- 8The toy car is in long.
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Measuring Length in Inches
Name:Date:Score:
Line up the left end of each object with 0 on the ruler. Read the length to the nearest whole inch (in).
- 1The ribbon is in long.
- 2The pencil is in long.
- 3The pencil is in long.
- 4The paper strip is in long.
- 5The ribbon is in long.
- 6The pencil is in long.
- 7The toy car is in long.
- 8The pencil is in long.
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Measuring Length in Inches
Name:Date:Score:
Line up the left end of each object with 0 on the ruler. Read the length to the nearest whole inch (in).
- 1The ribbon is in long.
- 2The toy car is in long.
- 3The pencil is in long.
- 4The paper strip is in long.
- 5The leaf is in long.
- 6The toy car is in long.
- 7The paper strip is in long.
- 8The ribbon is in long.
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Answer key — Sheet A (8 answers)
- 1. 7 in
- 2. 6 in
- 3. 4 in
- 4. 4 in
- 5. 5 in
- 6. 2 in
- 7. 2 in
- 8. 6 in
Answer key — Sheet B (8 answers)
- 1. 2 in
- 2. 7 in
- 3. 5 in
- 4. 4 in
- 5. 2 in
- 6. 4 in
- 7. 5 in
- 8. 5 in
Answer key — Sheet C (8 answers)
- 1. 2 in
- 2. 5 in
- 3. 3 in
- 4. 7 in
- 5. 7 in
- 6. 3 in
- 7. 3 in
- 8. 4 in
About this skill
Inches are used in the US, and still found on many rulers elsewhere.
How to teach it
- Measure real objects around the house.
- Estimate before measuring, then check.
- Know benchmarks: a finger is about 1 cm wide, a door about 2 m tall.
Mistakes to watch for
- Starting the measurement at 1 instead of 0.
- Choosing silly units, such as kilometres for a pencil.
