Name Shapes by Sides is a free printable Grade 2 math 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 students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

Set 12 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

One paper per student

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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

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Count the sides, then name the shape.

How many sides? What is it called?

LessonPrint · 2.G.A.1 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Name Shapes by Sides

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

1.6 sides — hexagon
2.5 sides — pentagon
3.4 sides — quadrilateral
4.5 sides — pentagon
5.4 sides — quadrilateral
6.3 sides — triangle

More practice for 2.G.A.1

Recognize 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.