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Name Shapes by Sides is a free printable Grade 2 maths worksheet on identifying a shape from its side count, aligned to Common Core standard 2.G.A.1. It prints 6 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

Set 11 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Name Shapes by Sides

2.G.A.1

NameDate

Write the name of each shape.

1.
Name this shape.
2.
Name this shape.
3.
Name this shape.
4.
Name this shape.
5.
Name this shape.
6.
Name this shape.

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Answer key — Name Shapes by Sides

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.cone
  2. 2.cone
  3. 3.octagon
  4. 4.circle
  5. 5.octagon
  6. 6.cone

More practice for 2.G.A.1

Recognise and draw shapes by their number of sides and angles.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 2.G.A.1 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.