Customary Units of Lengths

Which unit is most appropriate to estimate the height of a lamp?

• Inches

• Feet

• Yards

• Miles

How would you best estimate the width of a book?

• Yards

• Feet

• Inches

• Miles

What is the most appropriate unit to estimate the distance from your home to school?

• Inches

• Feet

• Yards

• Miles

Order customary units of length from largest to smallest

• miles, feet, yards, inches

• miles, yards, feet, inches

• inches, feet, yards, miles

• yards, miles, feet, inches

1 yard= _____ feet

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 2

Which unit would be most appropriate for measuring the length of a football field?

• Miles

• Inches

• Gallons

• Yards

The length of a pencil

• 8 inches

• 8 yards

Which customary unit of length is the largest?

• Inches

• Feet

• Yards

• Miles

Which of the following would most likely have a length of 30 feet?

• stick of gum

• envelope

• car

• pool

Convert the following: 
24 feet = ______ yards

• 6 yards

• 12 yards

• 8 yards

• 288 yards