⬡ Printable Shape Activity Book
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ACTIVITY 1 OF 6
🔍 Name That Shape
Read each clue and write the correct shape name on the line. Use the word bank to help you!
Name: _______________________________
Class: _____________
Date: ____________
🔷 Word Bank:   Arrow • Circle • Crescent • Diamond • Hexagon • Octagon • Oval • Pentagon • Square • Triangle
1.
I am perfectly round with no corners or straight edges. Every point on my boundary is exactly the same distance from my centre.
2.
I have 3 sides and 3 corners. Ancient Egypt's most famous monuments are 3D versions of me — and engineers still can't fully explain how they were built!
3.
I have 4 equal sides and 4 perfect right angles. A chessboard, a Rubik's Cube face, and a floor tile are all examples of my shape.
4.
I look like a stretched or flattened circle — like an egg or a rugby ball. My name comes from the Latin word for "egg".
5.
I have 8 sides and 8 angles. Traffic engineers chose me for stop signs so drivers can recognise them from any direction, even before reading the word.
6.
I have 6 sides. Honeybees build every cell in their hive using my shape because I pack together perfectly with zero wasted space — nature's most efficient design!
7.
I have 5 sides. The world's largest office building — the US military's headquarters in Arlington, Virginia — is named after me.
8.
I point the way! I have a triangular head on a rectangular body. Road signs use me to guide drivers, and I appear on maps and diagrams everywhere.
9.
I am the thin silver sliver of Moon you see a few nights after new moon. My name comes from the Latin word for "growing" because this Moon phase is getting bigger.
10.
I have 4 sides like a square, but I stand on one of my corners and lean to the side — giving me a sparkly, tilted look. Jewellers use my shape on ring-cut gemstones.
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ACTIVITY 2 OF 6
🗂️ Sort the Shapes
Write each shape from the box below into the correct category. Three shapes belong in each box.
Name: _______________________________
Class: _____________
Date: ____________
Circle • Oval • Crescent • Triangle • Arrow • Star • Square • Rectangle • Diamond • Pentagon • Hexagon • Octagon
🔵 Rounded
⭐ Pointy
⬛ 4-Sided
⬡ 5+ Sides
Hint: Think about whether the shape has curved edges, pointy tips, 4 sides, or 5 or more sides!
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ACTIVITY 3 OF 6
🔤 Shape Word Search
Find all 12 hidden shape names. Words go left-to-right or top-to-bottom.
Name: _______________________________
Class: _____________
Date: ____________
Find these words:
Circle
Square
Triangle
Oval
Star
Heart
Pentagon
Hexagon
Octagon
Diamond
Crescent
Arrow
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ACTIVITY 4 OF 6
✅ True or False?
Read each shape fact. Circle T for True or F for False.
Name: _______________________________
Class: _____________
Date: ____________
1.
A circle has 4 corners.
T
F
FALSE
2.
A hexagon has 6 sides.
T
F
TRUE
3.
A square is a special type of rectangle.
T
F
TRUE
4.
Stop signs in most countries are shaped like hexagons.
T
F
FALSE
5.
A triangle always has exactly 3 sides and 3 angles.
T
F
TRUE
6.
Honeybees build their hive cells in a hexagonal shape.
T
F
TRUE
7.
A pentagon has 6 sides.
T
F
FALSE
8.
An oval and a circle are exactly the same shape.
T
F
FALSE
9.
All four sides of a rhombus are equal in length.
T
F
TRUE
10.
A decagon has 10 sides.
T
F
TRUE
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ACTIVITY 5 OF 6
🔗 Match the Shape to Its Property
Draw a line from each shape on the left to its matching property on the right.
Name: _______________________________
Class: _____________
Date: ____________
Properties: 0 corners — perfectly round  |  3 sides & pyramids  |  4 equal sides + 4 right angles  |  5 sides & Pentagon HQ  |  6 sides & honeycombs  |  8 sides & stop signs
⭕ Circle
8 sides — used on stop signs
🔺 Triangle
0 corners — perfectly round
⬛ Square
5 sides — Pentagon HQ named for it
⬠ Pentagon
4 equal sides + 4 right angles
⬡ Hexagon
3 sides — Egyptian pyramids
🛑 Octagon
6 sides — honeycombs
Answers (revealed when Show Answers is clicked):
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ACTIVITY 6 OF 6
🎨 My Favourite Shape
Draw your favourite shape in the big box below, then complete the sentences.
Name: _______________________________
Class: _____________
Date: ____________
⬡
My shape is:
It has ___ sides:
One fun fact:
I can see it in:
🌟 Challenge: Can you name a shape for each number of sides? 0 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 10
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ANSWER KEY
✅ Answers
Correct answers for Activities 1–5. Activity 6 is creative — any answer is great!
Activity 1 — Name That Shape
1 Circle
2 Triangle
3 Square
4 Oval
5 Octagon
6 Hexagon
7 Pentagon
8 Arrow
9 Crescent
10 Diamond
Activity 2 — Sort the Shapes
🔵 Rounded
Circle, Oval, Crescent
⭐ Pointy
Triangle, Arrow, Star
⬛ 4-Sided
Square, Rectangle, Diamond
⬡ 5+ Sides
Pentagon, Hexagon, Octagon
Activity 3 — Word Search locations
CIRCLE — Row 1 (left→right)  |  SQUARE — Row 2 (left→right)  |  TRIANGLE — Row 3 (left→right)  |  OVAL — Column 9 (top→bottom)  |  STAR — Row 4 (left→right)  |  HEART — Row 5 (left→right)  |  PENTAGON — Row 6 (left→right)  |  HEXAGON — Row 7 (left→right)  |  OCTAGON — Row 8 (left→right)  |  DIAMOND — Row 9 (left→right)  |  CRESCENT — Row 10 (left→right)  |  ARROW — Column 12 (top→bottom)
Activity 4 — True or False
1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE
6. TRUE
7. FALSE
8. FALSE
9. TRUE
10. TRUE
Notes: 1) Circle has 0 corners  |  4) Stop signs are octagons (8 sides)  |  7) Pentagon has 5 sides, hexagon has 6  |  8) An oval is stretched (elliptical), a circle is perfectly symmetric
Activity 5 — Match the Property
⭕ Circle→0 corners — perfectly round
🔺 Triangle→3 sides — Egyptian pyramids
⬛ Square→4 equal sides + 4 right angles
⬠ Pentagon→5 sides — Pentagon HQ named for it
⬡ Hexagon→6 sides — honeycombs
🛑 Octagon→8 sides — stop signs
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