Worksheet: Measuring Lengths Using Customary Units

This worksheet assesses your ability to measure the length of line segments in real-life objects using a ruler. Here you can practice comparing between two line segments (two objects) of different lengths as well as performing operations of addition and subtractions on customary units.

Q1:

Measure the length of the blue line.

A in
B in
C in
D in
E2 in

Q2:

Measure the length of the blue line.

A in
B in
C in
D in

Q3:

Measure the length of the blue line.

A in
B in
C in
D in

Q4:

Measure the length of the blue line.

A in
B in
C in
D in

Q5:

Measure the length of the blue line.

A in
B in
C in
D in

Q6:

Measure the length of the blue line.

A in
B in
C in
D3 in
E in

Q7:

Find the length of the given object.

Q8:

Tyler and Sarah measure the toothbrush as shown. Tyler says that the toothbrush measures between in and in. Sarah says that it measures between in and in. Whose statement about the toothbrush’s measure is correct?

ATyler
BSarah

Q9:

Find the length of the given object.

A
B
C in
D
E in

Q10:

Find the length of the given object.

Q11:

Ethan and Hannah measure the key as shown. Ethan says that the key measures between in and in. Hannah says that it measures between in and in. Whose statement about the key’s measure is correct?

AHannah
BEthan

Q12:

Find the length of the given object.