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Practise Counting the Sides of 2D Shapes

In this worksheet, students will study a 2D shape then sort into one of two categories: 'Four sides', or 'Not four sides'.

'Practise Counting the Sides of 2D Shapes' worksheet

Key stage:  KS 1

Year:  Year 2 Maths worksheets

Curriculum topic:   Geometry: Properties of Shapes

Curriculum subtopic:   Identify 2D Shapes

Popular topics:   Geometry worksheets

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Worksheet Overview

In this activity, we will be looking at the properties of shapes. 

 

We will have to decide which statement is true about the shape given. 

Try to think about how many sides and corners the shape has to help you. 

 

Example

Which statement is true about this shape?

 

CIRCLE

 

It has four sides

It does not have four sides

 

the Sun

 

The circle is the shape that looks like the Sun!

It only has one side. This means that it does not have four sides. So we choose the second statement. 

 

A circle does not have four sides.

 

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