How Does a Ruler Work: Customary Units Name: __________________________________________________ Example: A piece of yarn. Inches A ruler measures length. It can measure small things, like a button, or large things like a door. To use a ruler, place the 0 mark at the end of a item. The mark where the item ends tell you how long it is. 0 2 1 1 2 The yarn starts on 0 and ends on the 2 inch mark, so the piece of yarn is 2 inches long. Inches 1 Inches Write the lengths for each piece of yarn below. 0 0 1 length 2 3 length Inches Not all things are whole inches. Sometimes they are smaller than a whole inch. Example: The long mark between the whole inches tells you that the yarn is 1/2 of an inch long. 0 1 2 3 2 Inches 1 Inches Write the lengths for each piece of yarn below. 0 1 2 0 3 1 4 length length 0 1 2 3 2 4 3 Inches length 0 1 Inches 1 Inches Now, write the length of each piece of yarn below. 0 1 length 2 3 4 5 Copyright © 2013 k12mathworksheets.com. All Rights Reserved. Free for educational use at home or in classrooms. 6 length www.k12mathworksheets.com How Does a Ruler Work: Customary Units Name: __________________________________________________ Example: A piece of yarn. Inches A ruler measures length. It can measure small things, like a button, or large things like a door. To use a ruler, place the 0 mark at the end of a item. The mark where the item ends tell you how long it is. 2 1 Inches Inches 0 1 2 The yarn starts on 0 and ends on the 2 inch mark, so the piece of yarn is 2 inches long. Write the lengths for each piece of yarn below. 1 0 0 1 length 1 in. 2 3 length 3 in. Inches Not all things are whole inches. Sometimes they are smaller than a whole inch. Example: The long mark between the whole inches tells you that the yarn is 1/2 of an inch long. 0 1 2 3 2 Inches 1 Inches Write the lengths for each piece of yarn below. 0 1 2 3 0 1 4 length 3 1/2 in. length 2 1/2 in. 0 1 2 3 2 4 3 Inches length 4 in. 0 1 2 Inches 1 Inches Now, write the length of each piece of yarn below. 0 1 length 1/2 in. 3 4 5 Copyright © 2013 k12mathworksheets.com. All Rights Reserved. Free for educational use at home or in classrooms. 6 length 5 1/2 in. www.k12mathworksheets.com
