2nd grade measurement word problems

A free printable sheet of 8 Grade 2 measurement word problems, with a hint for a grown-up under each one and an answer key worked out by Kizupi’s math engine. Press New sheet for another.

By The Kizupi team · Updated November 4, 2026

Grade 2 measurement word problems

Name: ____________________

Anna measures two straws. One is 32 centimeters long. The other is 8 centimeters long. How much longer is the long straw?
Hint for a grown-up: How far is it from 8 up to 32?
A meter stick is 100 centimeters long. Kizupi lays meter sticks end to end along the trail. The trail is about 7 meter sticks long. About how many centimeters long is the trail?
Hint for a grown-up: Each meter stick is 100 centimeters. How many sticks are there?
The lemonade banner is 1 meter and 87 centimeters long. One meter is 100 centimeters. How many centimeters long is the banner?
Hint for a grown-up: How many centimeters are in 1 meter?
Kizupi splits a rectangle into 4 rows and 5 columns of same-size squares. How many squares are there?
Hint for a grown-up: How many squares are in one row?
The lemonade sign is 3 feet and 2 inches tall. One foot is 12 inches. How many inches tall is the sign?
Hint for a grown-up: How many inches are in one foot? In 3 feet?
Kizupi measured lemons and made a line plot. Each X is one lemon. The lemons are 6, 7, 8 or 9 cm long. How many more lemons are 7 cm long than 9 cm long?
Hint for a grown-up: How many Xs are over 7 cm? How many are over 9 cm?
Two square tiles, each 9 cm on a side, are pushed together side by side. What is the perimeter of the new shape?
Hint for a grown-up: Where the squares touch, is that side still on the outside?
A toy fence is a triangle. Its sides are 6 cm, 7 cm and 4 cm. An ant walks all the way around. How far does it walk?
Hint for a grown-up: How many sides does a triangle have?

From kizupi.com/tools · Grade 2, sheet 2055

What these measurement problems cover

Each sheet draws 8 problems from 10 Grade 2 measurement word problems in Kizupi’s published lessons, a different skill for each where it can. Only problems that work on paper are used.

Perimeter · Perimeter of joined shapes · Centimeters and meters · Inches and feet · How much longer · Line plots · Rows and columns of squares · Estimating lengths

Where this fits in 2nd grade

The Common Core math standards say Grade 2 time should go to these areas [1]:

Place value to 1,000
Fluent adding and subtracting
Measuring with standard units
Describing and analyzing shapes

For a sheet that mixes every Grade 2 skill, use the 2nd grade math word problems page.

Questions parents ask

What measurement word problems do 2nd graders do?

The sheets here draw from 8 Grade 2 skills: Perimeter, Perimeter of joined shapes, Centimeters and meters, Inches and feet, How much longer, Line plots, Rows and columns of squares, Estimating lengths.

Is the worksheet free?

Yes. No account and no email. Press New sheet for another set of the same topic, and print as many as you like.

Are the answers right?

Every answer is computed with exact arithmetic by the same engine that checks children’s answers in Kizupi, not typed in by hand.

What if measurement word problems are too hard?

Read the problem aloud together and ask what the story is about before any numbers. Use the hint under each problem. If it is still hard, try the mixed Grade 1 sheet first.

Sources

Common Core State Standards Initiative, Grade 2 introduction. Read October 27, 2026.

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