Capacity: Full, Half-Full, and Empty Worksheet

Question 1

A cup has water all the way to the top. Write the word that tells how much is in the cup.

Accepted Answer

The cup is full because the water goes all the way to the top.

Question 2

A bowl has no soup in it. Write the word that tells how much is in the bowl.

Accepted Answer

The bowl is empty because there is no soup in it.

Question 3

A bottle has juice up to the middle. Write the word that tells how much is in the bottle.

Accepted Answer

The bottle is half-full because the juice reaches the middle of the bottle.

Question 4

Circle the container that is empty: a glass with milk to the top, a glass with no milk, or a glass with milk halfway up.

Accepted Answer

The glass with no milk is empty because it has nothing in it.

Question 5

Sam poured water into a cup until it reached the top. Is the cup full, half-full, or empty?

Accepted Answer

The cup is full because the water reached the top.

Question 6

Mia drank some lemonade. Now the glass has lemonade only up to the middle. Is the glass full, half-full, or empty?

Accepted Answer

The glass is half-full because the lemonade is up to the middle.

Question 7

A fish tank has no water in it. Is the fish tank full, half-full, or empty?

Accepted Answer

The fish tank is empty because it has no water in it.

Question 8

Draw a line from each word to the matching container: full, half-full, empty.

Accepted Answer

Full matches the container filled to the top. Half-full matches the container filled to the middle. Empty matches the container with nothing inside.

Question 9

A bucket is filled halfway with sand. Write a sentence using the word half-full.

Accepted Answer

A correct sentence is: The bucket is half-full of sand because the sand reaches the middle.

Question 10

A jar has cookies stacked to the very top. Which word best describes the jar: full, half-full, or empty?

Accepted Answer

The jar is full because cookies are stacked to the very top.

Question 11

A watering can has no water inside. Which word best describes the watering can?

Accepted Answer

The watering can is empty because it has no water inside.

Question 12

Look at a container that is filled to the middle. Color the word that matches it: full, half-full, empty.

Accepted Answer

The word half-full should be colored because the container is filled to the middle.

Question 13

A milk carton was full. Lee poured out all the milk. What is the milk carton now?

Accepted Answer

The milk carton is empty because Lee poured out all the milk.

Question 14

A cup is empty. Ana pours water until it reaches the middle. What is the cup now?

Accepted Answer

The cup is half-full because the water reaches the middle.

Question 15

Put these containers in order from least filled to most filled: full cup, empty cup, half-full cup.

Accepted Answer

The order is empty cup, half-full cup, full cup because empty has nothing, half-full has some, and full has the most.

Capacity: Full, Half-Full, and Empty