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Shortest to Longest is a free printable Grade 1 math worksheet on full ordering of four objects, shortest first, aligned to Common Core standard 1.MD.A.1. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Shortest to Longest

1.MD.A.1

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Answer each question.

1.A shoe is 27 cubes long, a belt is 13 cubes long, a stick is 28 cubes long and a pencil is 14 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
2.A straw is 19 cubes long, a worm is 5 cubes long, a belt is 10 cubes long and a rope is 12 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
3.A spoon is 23 cubes long, a worm is 2 cubes long, a belt is 21 cubes long and a shoe is 9 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
4.A pencil is 14 cubes long, a worm is 12 cubes long, a scarf is 15 cubes long and a crayon is 13 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
5.A worm is 24 cubes long, a ribbon is 30 cubes long, a stick is 7 cubes long and a pencil is 17 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
6.A pencil is 11 cubes long, a scarf is 7 cubes long, a shoe is 25 cubes long and a book is 5 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
7.A belt is 15 cubes long, a crayon is 21 cubes long, a shoe is 17 cubes long and a ribbon is 12 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
8.A scarf is 25 cubes long, a stick is 3 cubes long, a belt is 20 cubes long and a spoon is 18 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.

LessonPrint · 1.MD.A.1 · Set 14 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Shortest to Longest

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.belt, pencil, shoe, stick
  2. 2.worm, belt, rope, straw
  3. 3.worm, shoe, belt, spoon
  4. 4.worm, crayon, pencil, scarf
  5. 5.stick, pencil, worm, ribbon
  6. 6.book, scarf, pencil, shoe
  7. 7.ribbon, belt, shoe, crayon
  8. 8.stick, spoon, belt, scarf

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 1.MD.A.1 of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.