Math Worksheet · Grades 2–4
Weight Worksheet
A 3-page customary-weight worksheet for grades 2-4. Students convert between ounces, pounds, and tons in Section A (8 fill-in items), then solve 4 real-world weight word problems in Section B. A complete answer key is included.
Subject
Math
Grades
Grades 2–4
Skill Focus
Weight, measurement
Lesson Length
20 minutes
Lesson Overview
About this worksheet
Weight is the second-most-common customary measurement skill (after length) and it has two main conversion factors students must memorize: 1 pound = 16 ounces and 1 ton = 2,000 pounds. The 16 in particular is harder to recall than the 12 in feet/inches or the 4 in quarts/gallons, so this worksheet gives students focused practice on both factors. The reference box at the top of page 1 states both rules plus the procedural shortcut (multiply when going larger to smaller; divide when going smaller to larger).
Section A on page 1 gives students 8 single-step conversions in a 1-column layout. The first half (items 1-4) drills the ounce-pound conversion in both directions (2 pounds = 32 oz; 48 oz = 3 pounds; 5 pounds = 80 oz; 80 oz = 5 pounds). The second half (items 5-8) drills the pound-ton conversion in both directions, including a benchmark item (1 ton = 2,000 pounds) and a divide-with-remainder-free item (6,000 pounds = 3 tons).
Section B on page 2 takes the same conversion procedures into 4 word problems with show-your-work boxes. Item 9 (8 pounds of dog food to ounces) is a one-step multiply; item 10 (a 250-pound elephant calf to ounces) stretches into the thousands; item 11 (a 1-ton pickup-truck weight limit with 1,400 pounds already loaded) is a two-step subtraction within tons; item 12 (a 96-ounce puppy to pounds for the vet chart) is a one-step divide.
Page 3 is a complete answer key. Section A answers are single numbers (or comma-formatted thousands) in a 2-column grid; Section B answers show the conversion step plus the final answer so students can self-check both the procedure and the arithmetic. The reference box at the top of page 1 uses two worked examples (4 pounds = 64 ounces; 3,000 pounds = 1.5 tons) that are NOT reused in any Section A or Section B item.
How to Use This Lesson
Read the reference box aloud and have students chant ’16 ounces in a pound; 2,000 pounds in a ton.’
Work Section A item 1 together: 2 pounds = ____ ounces. Larger to smaller means multiply: 2 x 16 = 32 ounces.
Assign the rest of Section A independently or in pairs. Remind students that pound-to-ton conversions use 2,000 (not 100 or 1,000).
Demonstrate Section B item 9 together: 8 pounds of dog food in ounces. 8 x 16 = 128 ounces.
Use Section B item 11 (1-ton truck limit with 1,400 pounds loaded) as a structured discussion of the two-step move: convert the limit first (1 ton = 2,000 pounds), then subtract.
Use the answer key on page 3 for self-check or aide spot-check.
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Weight Worksheet
A 3-page customary-weight worksheet for grades 2-4. Students convert between ounces, pounds, and tons in Section A (8 fill-in items), then solve 4 real-world weight word problems in Section B. A complete answer key is included.
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