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Compare lengths

Year 2 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

The bigger number is the longer one. Type the name of the object.

  1. A pencil is 3 cm long. A branch is 10 cm long. Which is longer, the pencil or the branch?
  2. A strip is 2 cm long. A ribbon is 5 cm long. Which is longer, the strip or the ribbon?
  3. A rope is 2 cm long. A stick is 10 cm long. Which is longer, the rope or the stick?
  4. A string is 8 cm long. A crayon is 9 cm long. Which is longer, the string or the crayon?
  5. A rope is 20 cm long. A branch is 4 cm long. Which is longer, the rope or the branch?
  6. A string is 7 cm long. A stick is 6 cm long. Which is longer, the string or the stick?
  7. A branch is 3 cm long. A rope is 16 cm long. Which is longer, the branch or the rope?
  8. A branch is 16 cm long. A strip is 5 cm long. Which is longer, the branch or the strip?
  9. A string is 13 cm long. A pencil is 17 cm long. Which is shorter, the string or the pencil?
  10. A crayon is 13 cm long. A string is 9 cm long. Which is shorter, the crayon or the string?
  11. A string is 3 cm long. A branch is 14 cm long. Which is shorter, the string or the branch?
  12. A branch is 7 cm long. A strip is 3 cm long. Which is shorter, the branch or the strip?
  13. A strip is 27 cm long. A stick is 31 cm long. Which is longer, the strip or the stick?
  14. A strip is 22 cm long. A ribbon is 7 cm long. Which is longer, the strip or the ribbon?
  15. A ribbon is 15 cm long. A crayon is 20 cm long. Which is longer, the ribbon or the crayon?
  16. A rope is 12 cm long. A branch is 35 cm long. Which is longer, the rope or the branch?
  17. A stick is 34 cm long. A crayon is 24 cm long. Which is shorter, the stick or the crayon?
  18. A strip is 12 cm long. A ribbon is 8 cm long. Which is shorter, the strip or the ribbon?
  19. A string is 7 cm long. A crayon is 30 cm long. Which is shorter, the string or the crayon?
  20. A strip is 37 cm long. A branch is 31 cm long. Which is shorter, the strip or the branch?
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Answer key: Compare lengths

  1. branch
  2. ribbon
  3. stick
  4. crayon
  5. rope
  6. string
  7. rope
  8. branch
  9. string
  10. string
  11. string
  12. strip
  13. stick
  14. strip
  15. crayon
  16. branch
  17. crayon
  18. ribbon
  19. string
  20. branch