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.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 car
- An elephant
- A pencil
- A feather
- A leaf
- A table
2.The balance has tipped. Tap the lighter bag.
Write the number of the part.
3.Put these in order, shortest first.
- A bicycle
- A bus
- A spoon
- A cricket bat
4.Put these in order, lightest first.
- A feather
- A pencil
- A car
- A book
5.Tap the longer ribbon.
Write the number of the part.
6.Match each word to the word that means the opposite.
- Longer
- Heavier
- Bigger
- Fuller
- Smaller
- Emptier
- Lighter
- Shorter
7.Tap the shorter ribbon.
Write the number of the part.
8.The balance has tipped. Tap the heavier bag.
Write the number of the part.
Answer key — Year 1 Maths — Longer, shorter, heavier, lighter
- 1. 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
- 2. 1 — Left bag
- 3. 1. A spoon 2. A cricket bat 3. A bicycle 4. A bus
- 4. 1. A feather 2. A pencil 3. A book 4. A car
- 5. 1 — Top ribbon
- 6. Longer → Shorter; Heavier → Lighter; Bigger → Smaller; Fuller → Emptier
- 7. 2 — Bottom ribbon
- 8. 2 — Right bag