Year 2 2D Shapes: Names, Sides and Corners Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 2 2d & 3d shapes worksheet.
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Use what you know about each shape. Sides are the straight edges. Corners are where two sides meet.
Answer: 4
A rectangle has four sides, with opposite sides the same length.
- Asquare
- Boctagon
- Chexagon
Answer: square
A square has four equal sides.
Answer: 6
A hexagon has six sides, so it has 6 corners.
Answer: 4
A square has four equal sides.
- Apentagon
- Bcircle
- Csquare
Answer: square
A square has four equal sides.
Answer: 5
A pentagon has five sides, so it has 5 corners.
- Acircle
- Boctagon
- Ctriangle
Answer: octagon
An octagon has eight sides, like a stop sign.
Answer: 3
A triangle has three straight sides, so it has 3 corners.
- Apentagon
- Brectangle
- Ccircle
Answer: circle
A circle is perfectly round.
- Arectangle
- Bhexagon
- Ccircle
Answer: rectangle
A rectangle has four sides, with opposite sides the same length.
Answer: 3
A triangle has three straight sides.
- Acircle
- Brectangle
- Coctagon
Answer: octagon
An octagon has eight sides, like a stop sign.
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