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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 belt is 2 cubes long, a shoe is 6 cubes long, a pencil is 16 cubes long and a spoon is 18 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
2.A crayon is 23 cubes long, a spoon is 15 cubes long, a pencil is 17 cubes long and a straw is 29 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
3.A stick is 25 cubes long, a ribbon is 3 cubes long, a spoon is 30 cubes long and a book is 7 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
4.A ribbon is 10 cubes long, a crayon is 19 cubes long, a belt is 14 cubes long and a worm is 29 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
5.A crayon is 3 cubes long, a straw is 28 cubes long, a scarf is 14 cubes long and a shoe is 7 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
6.A book is 13 cubes long, a ribbon is 5 cubes long, a scarf is 26 cubes long and a belt is 22 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
7.A belt is 4 cubes long, a scarf is 22 cubes long, a crayon is 27 cubes long and a pencil is 19 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.
8.A shoe is 16 cubes long, a ribbon is 21 cubes long, a belt is 13 cubes long and a straw is 26 cubes long. Write them in order, shortest first.

LessonPrint · 1.MD.A.1 · Set 8 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Shortest to Longest

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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