Sorting Shapes Worksheets
Sort labeled shape pictures by their numbers of sides. Explain your rule and check every shape.
Before you begin
Count straight sides and recognize triangles, squares, rectangles and hexagons.
Worked example
Sort the pictured shapes into 3-side and 4-side groups. Write each letter in its group.
- Count straight sides, not the size or orientation of a shape.
- Write each letter in exactly one side-count group.
Answer: 3 sides: A, C; 4 sides: B, D
Check your result using the method in the example before moving to the next question.
Choose your level
- Easy: Sort four shapes into three-sided and four-sided groups.
- Medium: Sort five shapes into three-, four-, and six-sided groups.
- Hard: Find all shapes with the same number of sides as a reference shape.
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Preview and print an easy set
Try six questions below, or choose a full set at your level.
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Sort the pictured shapes into 3-side and 4-side groups. Write each letter in its group.
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Sort the pictured shapes into 3-side and 4-side groups. Write each letter in its group.
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Sort the pictured shapes into 3-side and 4-side groups. Write each letter in its group.
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Sort the pictured shapes into 3-side and 4-side groups. Write each letter in its group.
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Sort the pictured shapes into 3-side and 4-side groups. Write each letter in its group.
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Sort the pictured shapes into 3-side and 4-side groups. Write each letter in its group.
Answer Key
1. 3 sides: B, C, D; 4 sides: A2. 3 sides: A, C; 4 sides: B, D3. 3 sides: D; 4 sides: A, B, C4. 3 sides: A, C; 4 sides: B, D5. 3 sides: A, B, D; 4 sides: C6. 3 sides: C; 4 sides: A, B, D