Free Matching Shapes Worksheets: Activities and Printables - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step.

We have two columns of shapes. The goal is to match each shape on the left with its identical partner on the right — same shape, same color, same orientation (unless it’s a circle or square that looks the same when rotated).

Let’s go row by row from top to bottom on the LEFT side and find the matching shape on the RIGHT.

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Left Column:

1. Red Square → Look for a red square on the right.
→ Right column has a blue square and a red quarter-circle… wait, no red square?
Wait — let’s check again. Actually, looking carefully:

Left: Red square
Right: There’s a teal triangle, yellow right triangle, brown Pac-Man, orange circle, blue square, red quarter-circle.
Hmm — maybe we need to match by SHAPE first, then color? But colors are different in some cases.

Wait — actually, let’s list all shapes clearly.

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Let me write down both columns with positions:

LEFT COLUMN (top to bottom):

1. Red square
2. Yellow circle
3. Blue quarter-circle (like a pie slice, curved part on top-right)
4. Orange triangle (pointing up)
5. Yellow Pac-Man (missing a wedge on the right)
6. Gray right triangle (right angle at bottom-left)

RIGHT COLUMN (top to bottom):

1. Teal triangle (pointing up)
2. Yellow right triangle (right angle at bottom-left)
3. Brown Pac-Man (missing a wedge on the right)
4. Orange circle
5. Blue square
6. Red quarter-circle (curved part on top-right)

Now, let’s match them by SHAPE and COLOR.

Start with left #1: Red square
→ Is there a red square on the right? No. But there’s a blue square. Not matching.

Wait — maybe I made a mistake. Let’s look again.

Actually, perhaps the task is to draw a line between matching shapes — meaning same shape AND same color.

So let’s try again:

Left 1: Red square → No red square on right → Hmm.

Wait — maybe I misread the colors.

Looking again:

Left column:

- Row 1: Red square
- Row 2: Yellow circle
- Row 3: Blue quarter-circle (like a D-shape, flat on left, curve on right)
- Row 4: Orange triangle (equilateral, pointing up)
- Row 5: Yellow Pac-Man (circle missing a wedge on the right)
- Row 6: Gray right triangle (legs horizontal and vertical, right angle at bottom-left)

Right column:

- Row 1: Teal triangle (pointing up) — not orange, so not match for left #4
- Row 2: Yellow right triangle — matches left #6? Left #6 is gray, not yellow.
Wait — left #6 is gray, right #2 is yellow — not same color.

This is confusing. Maybe the colors don’t have to match? But that seems unlikely.

Wait — let’s check if any shapes are exact duplicates.

Look at left #2: Yellow circle
Right #4: Orange circle — same shape, different color.

Left #4: Orange triangle
Right #1: Teal triangle — same shape, different color.

Left #5: Yellow Pac-Man
Right #3: Brown Pac-Man — same shape, different color.

Left #3: Blue quarter-circle
Right #6: Red quarter-circle — same shape, different color.

Left #1: Red square
Right #5: Blue square — same shape, different color.

Left #6: Gray right triangle
Right #2: Yellow right triangle — same shape, different color.

Oh! So every shape on the left has a matching SHAPE on the right, but different COLOR.

But that can’t be right for a matching worksheet — usually you match identical items.

Wait — maybe I’m missing something. Let’s look at the actual image description again.

Perhaps the “quarter-circles” are oriented differently?

Left #3: Blue quarter-circle — if it’s like a pizza slice with straight edges on left and bottom, curve on top-right.

Right #6: Red quarter-circle — same orientation? Yes, probably.

But still different colors.

Wait — unless... maybe the task is to match by SHAPE ONLY, ignoring color? That would make sense for a geometry worksheet.

Let’s assume that. Match by shape type, regardless of color.

Then:

Left 1: Square → Right 5: Square → Match

Left 2: Circle → Right 4: Circle → Match

Left 3: Quarter-circle → Right 6: Quarter-circle → Match

Left 4: Triangle (equilateral) → Right 1: Triangle (equilateral) → Match

Left 5: Pac-Man (circle with wedge missing) → Right 3: Pac-Man → Match

Left 6: Right triangle → Right 2: Right triangle → Match

Perfect! All shapes have a matching shape on the other side, just different colors.

So the correct matching is:

Left 1 (square) ↔ Right 5 (square)
Left 2 (circle) ↔ Right 4 (circle)
Left 3 (quarter-circle) ↔ Right 6 (quarter-circle)
Left 4 (triangle) ↔ Right 1 (triangle)
Left 5 (Pac-Man) ↔ Right 3 (Pac-Man)
Left 6 (right triangle) ↔ Right 2 (right triangle)

Now, to present the answer, since it's a matching exercise, we can list the pairs.

But the worksheet likely expects lines drawn between them. Since we’re text-based, we’ll describe the matches.

Final Answer:

Match the following:

- Red square (left, row 1) with Blue square (right, row 5)
- Yellow circle (left, row 2) with Orange circle (right, row 4)
- Blue quarter-circle (left, row 3) with Red quarter-circle (right, row 6)
- Orange triangle (left, row 4) with Teal triangle (right, row 1)
- Yellow Pac-Man (left, row 5) with Brown Pac-Man (right, row 3)
- Gray right triangle (left, row 6) with Yellow right triangle (right, row 2)

All matches are based on identical shape, even though colors differ.