Properties of 2D shapes

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Which shape is the odd one out? Why?

A
B
C
D

There is more than one answer. D has no right angles. C has sides that are not all equal. B looks different, but it is a square on its corner.

Side
A straight edge of a shape.
Corner
Where two sides meet. Another word for it is vertex.
Right angle
A quarter turn: the corner of folded paper.
Parallel
Going the same way and always the same distance apart.

Put the corner on it. Is it a right angle?

Yes: the same as the corner

Put the corner on it. Is it a right angle?

No: it is bigger

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  1. Number the corners.Start anywhere and go round.
  2. Count the sides.A shape has as many sides as corners.
  3. Put the corner on each angle.Mark each right angle with a small square.
  4. Arrows for parallel sides, dashes for equal sides.4 sides, 4 corners, 2 right angles

Number the corners. Count the sides. Put the corner on each angle and mark the right angles. 5 sides, 3 right angles

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Number the corners. Count the sides. Put the corner on each angle and mark the right angles. 4 sides, 2 right angles

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Number the corners. Count the sides. Put the corner on each angle and mark the right angles. 5 sides, 3 right angles

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Number the corners. Count the sides. Put the corner on each angle and mark the right angles. 3 sides, 1 right angle

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Number the corners. Count the sides. Put the corner on each angle and mark the right angles. 5 sides, 3 right angles

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Number the corners. Count the sides. Put the corner on each angle and mark the right angles. 6 sides, 5 right angles

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Number the corners. Count the sides. Put the corner on each angle and mark the right angles. 5 sides, 3 right angles

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Mark the parallel sides with arrows. How many pairs are there? 1 pair

Number the corners. Count the sides. Put the corner on each angle and mark the right angles. 5 sides, 3 right angles

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This shape stands on a corner. Put the corner on each angle. How many right angles? 4

Properties of 2D shapes worksheet, page 1

Square4 equal sides, 4 right angles
Rectangle4 right angles, 2 pairs of equal sides
Rhombus4 equal sides, no right angles
Parallelogram2 pairs of parallel sides
Kite2 pairs of equal sides next to each other
Trapezium1 pair of parallel sides

Check the right angles, the parallel sides and the equal sides. Then name it.

Isosceles triangle2 equal sides
Right-angled trianglea right angle
Scalene triangleno equal sides

Check the right angles, the parallel sides and the equal sides. Then name it.

Square or not?

Yes: a square on its corner

Check the right angles, the parallel sides and the equal sides. Then name it. rectangle

Check the right angles, the parallel sides and the equal sides. Then name it. rhombus

Check the right angles, the parallel sides and the equal sides. Then name it. rectangle

Check the right angles, the parallel sides and the equal sides. Then name it. trapezium

Properties of 2D shapes worksheet, page 2

Answer sheet

Guess my shape. Write its name on your board.

  1. I have 4 sides, all equal, and no right angles.

    rhombus

  2. I have 4 right angles. My sides are not all equal.

    rectangle

  3. I have 3 sides and one right angle.

    right-angled triangle

  4. I have 4 sides and just 1 pair of parallel sides.

    trapezium

  1. Can a triangle have two right angles?

    No

  2. A shape like a capital L has 6 sides. How many right angles does it have?

    5

  3. Can a shape with 4 sides have exactly one right angle?

    Yes

  1. Count the sides. How many right angles?

    5 sides, 3 right angles

  2. Mark the parallel sides with arrows. How many pairs are there?

    1 pair

  3. Name the shape.

    square
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