Year 1 Maths — Longer, shorter, heavier, lighter

Compare two things side by side and say which is longer, shorter, heavier or lighter.

Name: ________________________

Before you start

This balance has a weight on each side and three spare weights below it. Try to make the two sides match, and watch the beam while you do.

The side that goes down is always the heavier side, and the beam only sits level when the two sides weigh the same.

1.Put these in order, shortest first.
- A bicycle
- A cricket bat
- A spoon
- A bus
2.Put these in order, lightest first.
- A pencil
- A book
- A feather
- A car
3.Match each word to the word that means the opposite.
- Longer
- Heavier
- Bigger
- Fuller
- Lighter
- Smaller
- Shorter
- Emptier
4.Sort each thing by whether it is lighter or heavier than a school bag.
Groups: Lighter than a school bag · Heavier than a school bag
- A leaf
- A feather
- A table
- An elephant
- A car
- A pencil
5.Write the opposite of 'heavier'.
6.The balance has tipped. Tap the lighter bag.
Write the number of the part.
7.Which is longer, a bus or a bicycle?
- a) A pencil
- b) A bicycle
- c) A bus
- d) A shoe
8.Tap the longer ribbon.
Write the number of the part.

1. 1. A spoon 2. A cricket bat 3. A bicycle 4. A bus
2. 1. A feather 2. A pencil 3. A book 4. A car
3. Longer → Shorter; Heavier → Lighter; Bigger → Smaller; Fuller → Emptier
4. A feather → Lighter than a school bag; A pencil → Lighter than a school bag; A leaf → Lighter than a school bag; A car → Heavier than a school bag; An elephant → Heavier than a school bag; A table → Heavier than a school bag
5. lighter
6. 1 — Left bag
7. c) A bus
8. 1 — Top ribbon