Sort the Shapes
Check every name that fits the shape. Some shapes have more than one name!
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This is sheet #76524601.
How to do it
- Look at the shape's sides and corners.
- Check every name that fits.
- Remember some shapes have more than one name.
Teaching tip
Every shape on this page is a quadrilateral, so that box is always checked. This sheet is aligned with Common Core 3.G.A.1.
About this worksheet
Check every name that fits each shape. A square gets five checks!
What kids practice
A quadrilateral is any closed shape with 4 straight sides and 4 corners. Third graders learn the special kinds: squares, rectangles, rhombuses, parallelograms and trapezoids. They also learn that one shape can have more than one name. A square is also a rectangle, a rhombus and a parallelogram.
Watch for
- Thinking a tilted square is a diamond and not a square.
- Thinking a square cannot also be a rectangle.
- Counting a shape with a curved side or a gap as a quadrilateral.
It's free to print, with Fewer, Standard or More on the page and an answer key. See the full quadrilaterals guide for 3rd grade.
More sheets in this set
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1. Quadrilaterals ChartSquares, rectangles, rhombuses, parallelograms, trapezoids and other quadrilaterals, with side and corner clues. 
2. Is It a Quadrilateral?A mix of shapes. Circle every one with 4 straight sides and 4 corners that is closed all the way around.
3. Name the QuadrilateralSquares, rectangles, rhombuses, parallelograms and trapezoids, some tilted, to name.
5. Draw on Dot PaperDraw a quadrilateral that fits each clue, like "a rhombus that is not a square."
6. Shape RiddlesRiddles about sides and corners, like "I have 4 equal sides but no square corners."