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Quadrilaterals worksheets

A free five-page pack for 3rd grade: learn to sort quadrilaterals by their sides and angles, with a worked example, practice pages, word problems and an answer key.

Download the quadrilaterals pack(5 pages, color)Ink saver (B&W)

Watch it solved

47 sec · with voice and captions

A pencil works one example of each activity, so you can see how the worksheet goes before you print it. Tap a step to jump to it. The rest of the sheet is left for your child to finish.

Read what the video says

0:00 Let's practice quadrilaterals, step by step.
0:03 A quadrilateral is any flat shape with 4 straight sides and 4 vertices. Some have special names: square, rectangle, rhombus, parallelogram, and trapezoid.
0:16 Count the sides. A circle has no sides, so no. A trapezoid has 4 sides, so yes. A rhombus has 4 sides, so yes.
0:25 Name the quadrilateral. Look at its sides and angles: it's a trapezoid.
0:31 Word problems. Hana drew a quadrilateral with 4 equal sides and 4 right angles. What is it? The answer is a square.
0:40 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.

How to do it

Teaching tip

Use the corner of a sheet of paper as a right angle tester. Children hold it in each corner of a shape to check for right angles. Some books define a trapezoid as having at least one pair of parallel sides, so check what your school uses.

Try some

Name the quadrilateralTap to checkSquare
Name the quadrilateralTap to checkRectangle
Name the quadrilateralTap to checkRhombus
Name the quadrilateralTap to checkParallelogram
Name the quadrilateralTap to checkTrapezoid
Name the quadrilateralTap to checkRhombus
Name the quadrilateralTap to checkRectangle
Name the quadrilateralTap to checkTrapezoid

Word problems

Hana drew a quadrilateral with 4 equal sides and 4 right angles. What is it?Show answer

a square

Each side of a rhombus is 3 cm long. What is the total length of all its sides?Show answer

12 cm (3 x 4)

Adam says every square is also a rectangle. Is that true? Why?Show answer

Yes. A square has 4 right angles, and its opposite sides are equal, so it is a special rectangle.

How many vertices do 4 quadrilaterals have in all?Show answer

16 vertices (4 x 4)

What the worksheets look like

Quadrilaterals worksheet: meet the shapes, then a first practice — Page 1: meet the shapes, then a first practice

Quadrilaterals worksheet: find, name and count the shapes — Page 2: find, name and count the shapes

2D and 3D shapes chart

Ten flat shapes and six solid shapes with their names, sides and everyday examples, to keep on the wall.

Template(1 page, color)Ink saver (B&W)

Common questions

How do you teach quadrilaterals?

A quadrilateral is any flat shape with 4 straight sides and 4 vertices. Some have special names. A square has 4 equal sides and 4 right angles. A rectangle has 4 right angles. A rhombus has 4 equal sides. A parallelogram has 2 pairs of parallel sides, and a trapezoid has 1 pair. Use the corner of a sheet of paper as a right angle tester. Children hold it in each corner of a shape to check for right angles. Some books define a trapezoid as having at least one pair of parallel sides, so check what your school uses.

What grade learns quadrilaterals?

Usually 3rd grade. In the Common Core it is part of 3.G.A.1.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. Page 5 has every answer from the pack and a short teaching tip.