Metric measuring units worksheets

Create an unlimited supply of worksheets for conversion of metric measuring units for grades 2-7. The worksheets can be made in html or PDF format – both are easy to print. You can also customize them using the generator below.

Conversions between measuring units are studied all through elementary school. Starting typically in grade 2 or 3, children practice easy conversions, such as changing a bigger unit into smaller units (4 cm into 40 mm) and the other way around (300 cm = 3 m). Later on they learn how to use decimal numbers in the conversions. Since the metric system is based on number 10, conversions between the units are very easy: they only involve multiplying and dividing by 10, 100, 1000, etc.

On this page you will find metric unit worksheets for:

Basic instructions for the worksheets

Each worksheet is randomly generated and thus unique. The answer key is automatically generated and is placed on the second page of the file.

You can generate the worksheets either in html or PDF format — both are easy to print. To get the PDF worksheet, simply push the button titled "Create PDF" or "Make PDF worksheet". To get the worksheet in html format, push the button "View in browser" or "Make html worksheet". This has the advantage that you can save the worksheet directly from your browser (choose File → Save) and then edit it in Word or other word processing program.

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Grades 2-3

The conversions in the worksheet below are easy, as they only involve converting a larger unit into smaller units (such as 3 m = _____ cm) or writing a multiple of ten of the smaller unit in terms of the larger unit (such as 50 mm = ___ cm).