ruler
/ˈrulər/A flat straight thing you use to draw lines and see how long something is.
Example: Use a ruler to draw a straight line.
A110 words · Beginner
Measurement & Data vocabulary — A1
Measurement vocabulary such as ruler, metre and litre, plus size, count and height. Everyday words for measuring things in maths and science lessons.
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10size
/saɪz/How big or small something is.
Example:
These two boxes are exactly the same size.
count
/kaʊnt/To say how many people or things there are, one by one.
Example:
Let's count the eggs before we start baking.
kilo
/ˈkɪˌloʊ/A way to say how heavy something is. It is 1,000 grams.
Example:
I bought two kilos of potatoes at the market.
metre
/ˈmitər/A way to say how long or tall something is. It is 100 cm.
Example:
The kitchen table is nearly two metres long.
number
/ˈnʌmbər/A word or symbol, such as one, two, or three, used to count or measure things.
Example:
Write the number of apples in the box.
litre
A unit used to measure the amount of a liquid.
Example:
The bottle holds one litre of water.
gram
/ɡræm/A small unit used to measure how heavy something is.
Example:
The recipe needs two hundred grams of flour.
centimetre
/ˈsɛntəˌmitər/A small unit used to measure length, one hundredth of a metre.
Example:
The insect was only two centimetres long.
height
/haɪt/How tall a person or thing is, measured from bottom to top.
Example:
What is your height in centimetres?
