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Grade 3 Polygon Guide

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Grade 3 Polygon Guide

A polygon is a closed shape made only of straight sides. Use the side-count guide to answer the questions.

Polygon Basics

A polygon has straight sides, no openings, and at least three sides.

1.Which shapes below are polygons? Select every correct answer.
  • Triangle
  • Circle
  • Square
  • Heart-shaped outline
  • Pentagon
2.What is the fewest number of straight sides a polygon can have?
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Polygon Names and Side Counts

Triangle: 3 sides; quadrilateral: 4; pentagon: 5; hexagon: 6; heptagon: 7; octagon: 8; nonagon: 9; decagon: 10.

3.A shape on a sailing club flag has 8 straight sides. What is the shape called?
4.Match each polygon name to its number of sides.
  • Triangle
  • Quadrilateral
  • Pentagon
  • Hexagon
  • Nonagon
  • Decagon
  • 10 sides
  • 6 sides
  • 9 sides
  • 3 sides
  • 5 sides
  • 4 sides
5.Which polygon has the greatest number of sides?
  • Hexagon
  • Decagon
  • Pentagon
  • Octagon

Regular and Irregular Polygons

A regular polygon has all sides the same length and all angles equal. A polygon is irregular if its sides are not all the same length or its angles are not all equal.

6.Select every regular polygon.
  • A square
  • A rectangle that is not a square
  • An equilateral triangle
  • A regular hexagon
  • A triangle with sides of different lengths
7.Draw a polygon with 5 straight sides in the box. Write its name and side count.
8.True or false: Every triangle is a regular polygon.
TrueFalse

3 printable pages

  • Grade 3 Polygon Guide, page 1 of 3: Polygon Basics, Polygon Names and Side Counts

    Page 1

  • Grade 3 Polygon Guide, page 2 of 3: Regular and Irregular Polygons

    Page 2

  • Grade 3 Polygon Guide, page 3 of 3: 8. True or false: Every triangle is a regular polygon.

    Page 3

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