Comparing Length: Longer and Shorter
Practice comparing objects by length
Comparing Length: Longer and Shorter
Practice comparing objects by length
Math - Grade K-1
- 1
Look at a pencil and a crayon. The pencil is longer than the crayon. Which object is shorter?
The crayon is shorter than the pencil. - 2
Mia has two ribbons. The red ribbon is long, and the blue ribbon is short. Which ribbon is longer?
Longer means it reaches farther from one end to the other.
The red ribbon is longer than the blue ribbon. - 3
Circle the word that finishes the sentence: A jump rope is usually longer than a shoelace. The shoelace is shorter or longer?
The shoelace is shorter than the jump rope. - 4
Ben lines up a spoon and a fork at the same starting line. The fork reaches farther. Which one is longer?
Compare where the ends stop.
The fork is longer than the spoon because it reaches farther. - 5
A train toy is shorter than a toy truck. Which toy is longer?
The toy truck is longer than the train toy. - 6
Two sticks are on the ground. Stick A is 5 blocks long. Stick B is 3 blocks long. Which stick is shorter?
The smaller number of blocks shows the shorter length.
Stick B is shorter because it is 3 blocks long, and Stick A is 5 blocks long. - 7
Look at the picture of two snakes. Snake 1 reaches farther than Snake 2. Which snake is longer?
Snake 1 is longer because it reaches farther than Snake 2. - 8
A toothbrush is longer than a paper clip. Write a sentence using the word shorter.
Use shorter to tell about the object with less length.
The paper clip is shorter than the toothbrush. - 9
Sam has two blocks trains. Train A has 4 blocks. Train B has 4 blocks. Are the trains longer, shorter, or the same length?
The trains are the same length because both trains have 4 blocks. - 10
Which is usually longer: a classroom door or a marker?
Think about which object is much bigger from end to end.
A classroom door is usually longer than a marker. - 11
A caterpillar is 6 cubes long. A worm is 2 cubes long. Which animal is longer?
The caterpillar is longer because it is 6 cubes long, and the worm is 2 cubes long. - 12
Fill in the blank: A short straw is blank than a long straw.
The word should tell that the straw has less length.
A short straw is shorter than a long straw. - 13
Lina draws two lines. Line A is longer. Line B is shorter. Which line reaches farther?
Line A reaches farther because it is longer. - 14
A bus is longer than a bike. Which one is shorter?
Compare how far each object goes from front to back.
The bike is shorter than the bus. - 15
Tom puts two crayons on the table. One crayon is new and long. One crayon is used and short. Which crayon should Tom choose if he wants the longer crayon?
Longer means it has more length from one end to the other.
Tom should choose the new crayon because it is longer than the used crayon.