Conversion of units of

Measurement
GRADE 7
STARTER ACTIVITY
MATCH ME!!
Match the abbreviation to its correct word.

CM KM DM M

METER DECAMETER KILOMETER CENTIMETER

Match the abbreviation to its correct word.

KG MG G HG

MILLIGRAM KILOGRAM HECTOGRAM GRAM

Which do not belong?

Units of length

CM KG M KM
Which does not belong?

Units of Mass

KG MG L G
Which does not belong?

Units of time

S HR YR CM
Arrange the unit prefixes from large to small
CENTI DECA

DECI
HECTO

KILO UNIT

MILLI
 KILO
KING
HENRY HECTO

DECA
DIED
UNUSALLLY UNIT

DECI
DRINKING
CHOCOLATE CENTI
MILK MILLI
Unit of length
KILOMETER
HECTOMETER
DECAMETER
METER
DECIMETER
CENTIMETER
MILLIMETER
KILOMETER

HECTOMETER

DECAMETER

METER

DECIMETER

CENTIMETER

MILLIMETER
Converting larger units to smaller units
To convert a larger unit to a smaller unit (eg m to cm), first check
the number of smaller units needed to make 1 larger unit. Then,
multiply that number by the number of larger units.

Converting smaller units to larger units

To convert a smaller unit to a larger unit (eg cm to m), divide it by
the number of smaller units which are needed to make 1 larger unit.
Examples
3.2m to cm

5120g to kg
 Convert the following

1. 2200g to kg

2. 4.5km to m

3. 15cl to ml

4. 10,000 cm to m

5. 45mm to cm
To convert from a larger unit to a smaller one, multiply. To convert from a smaller
unit to a larger one, divide.