Educational activity sheet for sorting regular and irregular shapes using a ruler and protractor.
A colorful educational worksheet titled "Regular / Irregular Sort" featuring various geometric shapes like triangles, squares, hexagons, and octagons in different colors, with instructions to sort them using a ruler and protractor.
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Step-by-step solution for: Regular / Irregular Polygons (Year 5) | CGP Plus
Let’s go step by step to sort each shape as regular or irregular.
A regular shape has:
- All sides the same length.
- All angles the same size.
If even one side is different, or one angle is different → it’s irregular.
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Now let’s look at each shape one by one:
1. Pink hexagon (top left)
Looks like all sides and angles are equal → Regular
2. Blue square
All 4 sides equal, all angles 90° → Regular
3. Orange diamond (rhombus)
Sides may be equal, but angles are NOT all equal (two sharp, two wide) → Irregular
4. Blue right triangle
One angle is 90°, others are not equal → sides also not all equal → Irregular
5. Purple octagon (left middle)
Looks like all sides and angles equal → Regular
6. Green triangle (equilateral?)
Looks like all sides and angles equal → Regular
7. Purple pentagon (right middle)
Looks like all sides and angles equal → Regular
8. Green arrowhead (pentagon with point)
Not symmetric in a way that all sides/angles match → Irregular
9. Orange arrow (with tail)
Clearly not all sides or angles equal → Irregular
10. Purple octagon (bottom right)
Looks same as the other purple octagon → Regular
11. Orange rectangle
Opposite sides equal, but adjacent sides different → angles are 90°, but sides not all equal → Irregular
12. Blue triangle (pointing up)
Looks equilateral → all sides and angles equal → Regular
13. Pink hexagon (bottom center)
Same as top-left pink hexagon → Regular
14. Orange trapezoid (bottom right)
Only one pair of parallel sides, sides not all equal → Irregular
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Let’s list them clearly:
✔ Regular Shapes:
- Pink hexagon (top left)
- Blue square
- Purple octagon (left middle)
- Green triangle (center)
- Purple pentagon
- Purple octagon (bottom right)
- Blue triangle (pointing up)
- Pink hexagon (bottom center)
✘ Irregular Shapes:
- Orange diamond
- Blue right triangle
- Green arrowhead
- Orange arrow
- Orange rectangle
- Orange trapezoid
Wait — let me double-check the green triangle and blue triangle. Are they really equilateral? In the image, they appear to have equal sides and angles — so yes, regular.
Also, the two pink hexagons — both look regular.
The two purple octagons — both look regular.
The orange diamond — rhombus with unequal angles → irregular.
Rectangle — definitely irregular for this purpose (since not all sides equal).
Trapezoid — irregular.
Arrow shapes — irregular.
Right triangle — irregular.
So total:
Regular: 8 shapes
Irregular: 6 shapes
But we don’t need to count — just sort them.
Final sorting:
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Regular Shapes:
- Top row: pink hexagon, blue square
- Second row: purple octagon, green triangle, purple pentagon
- Third row: (none — arrowhead and arrow are irregular)
- Bottom row: blue triangle, pink hexagon, purple octagon
Wait — bottom row has three: orange rectangle (irregular), blue triangle (regular), pink hexagon (regular), and orange trapezoid (irregular). So actually:
Let me number them by position to avoid confusion:
Row 1 (top):
1. Pink hexagon → Regular
2. Blue square → Regular
3. Orange diamond → Irregular
4. Blue right triangle → Irregular
Row 2:
5. Purple octagon → Regular
6. Green triangle → Regular
7. Purple pentagon → Regular
Row 3:
8. Green arrowhead → Irregular
9. Orange arrow → Irregular
10. Purple octagon → Regular
Row 4 (bottom):
11. Orange rectangle → Irregular
12. Blue triangle → Regular
13. Pink hexagon → Regular
14. Orange trapezoid → Irregular
So Regular: #1,2,5,6,7,10,12,13 → 8 shapes
Irregular: #3,4,8,9,11,14 → 6 shapes
Yes.
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Final Answer:
Regular Shapes:
- Pink hexagon (top left)
- Blue square
- Purple octagon (middle left)
- Green triangle (center)
- Purple pentagon (middle right)
- Purple octagon (bottom right area)
- Blue triangle (bottom center)
- Pink hexagon (bottom center)
Irregular Shapes:
- Orange diamond
- Blue right triangle
- Green arrowhead
- Orange arrow
- Orange rectangle
- Orange trapezoid
What does “regular” mean?
A regular shape has:
- All sides the same length.
- All angles the same size.
If even one side is different, or one angle is different → it’s irregular.
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Now let’s look at each shape one by one:
1. Pink hexagon (top left)
Looks like all sides and angles are equal → Regular
2. Blue square
All 4 sides equal, all angles 90° → Regular
3. Orange diamond (rhombus)
Sides may be equal, but angles are NOT all equal (two sharp, two wide) → Irregular
4. Blue right triangle
One angle is 90°, others are not equal → sides also not all equal → Irregular
5. Purple octagon (left middle)
Looks like all sides and angles equal → Regular
6. Green triangle (equilateral?)
Looks like all sides and angles equal → Regular
7. Purple pentagon (right middle)
Looks like all sides and angles equal → Regular
8. Green arrowhead (pentagon with point)
Not symmetric in a way that all sides/angles match → Irregular
9. Orange arrow (with tail)
Clearly not all sides or angles equal → Irregular
10. Purple octagon (bottom right)
Looks same as the other purple octagon → Regular
11. Orange rectangle
Opposite sides equal, but adjacent sides different → angles are 90°, but sides not all equal → Irregular
12. Blue triangle (pointing up)
Looks equilateral → all sides and angles equal → Regular
13. Pink hexagon (bottom center)
Same as top-left pink hexagon → Regular
14. Orange trapezoid (bottom right)
Only one pair of parallel sides, sides not all equal → Irregular
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Let’s list them clearly:
✔ Regular Shapes:
- Pink hexagon (top left)
- Blue square
- Purple octagon (left middle)
- Green triangle (center)
- Purple pentagon
- Purple octagon (bottom right)
- Blue triangle (pointing up)
- Pink hexagon (bottom center)
✘ Irregular Shapes:
- Orange diamond
- Blue right triangle
- Green arrowhead
- Orange arrow
- Orange rectangle
- Orange trapezoid
Wait — let me double-check the green triangle and blue triangle. Are they really equilateral? In the image, they appear to have equal sides and angles — so yes, regular.
Also, the two pink hexagons — both look regular.
The two purple octagons — both look regular.
The orange diamond — rhombus with unequal angles → irregular.
Rectangle — definitely irregular for this purpose (since not all sides equal).
Trapezoid — irregular.
Arrow shapes — irregular.
Right triangle — irregular.
So total:
Regular: 8 shapes
Irregular: 6 shapes
But we don’t need to count — just sort them.
Final sorting:
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Regular Shapes:
- Top row: pink hexagon, blue square
- Second row: purple octagon, green triangle, purple pentagon
- Third row: (none — arrowhead and arrow are irregular)
- Bottom row: blue triangle, pink hexagon, purple octagon
Wait — bottom row has three: orange rectangle (irregular), blue triangle (regular), pink hexagon (regular), and orange trapezoid (irregular). So actually:
Let me number them by position to avoid confusion:
Row 1 (top):
1. Pink hexagon → Regular
2. Blue square → Regular
3. Orange diamond → Irregular
4. Blue right triangle → Irregular
Row 2:
5. Purple octagon → Regular
6. Green triangle → Regular
7. Purple pentagon → Regular
Row 3:
8. Green arrowhead → Irregular
9. Orange arrow → Irregular
10. Purple octagon → Regular
Row 4 (bottom):
11. Orange rectangle → Irregular
12. Blue triangle → Regular
13. Pink hexagon → Regular
14. Orange trapezoid → Irregular
So Regular: #1,2,5,6,7,10,12,13 → 8 shapes
Irregular: #3,4,8,9,11,14 → 6 shapes
Yes.
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Final Answer:
Regular Shapes:
- Pink hexagon (top left)
- Blue square
- Purple octagon (middle left)
- Green triangle (center)
- Purple pentagon (middle right)
- Purple octagon (bottom right area)
- Blue triangle (bottom center)
- Pink hexagon (bottom center)
Irregular Shapes:
- Orange diamond
- Blue right triangle
- Green arrowhead
- Orange arrow
- Orange rectangle
- Orange trapezoid
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of regular and irregular polygons worksheet.