Shapes are all around us – the sun, a ball, a box, a slice of pizza. Learning shapes and their attributes is an important building block in geometry. Riddles are a fun way to describe shapes and get kids thinking about their properties. See if you can guess these shape riddles for kids!

Free Shape Riddles For Kids With Answer PDF

Learning about shapes has never been more exciting! In this enchanting journey, kids will explore the world of Rectangles, Octagons, Triangles, Hexagons, Crescents, Parallelograms, Rhombuses, Squares, Pentagons, Trapezoids, Circles, and Ovals, through playful riddles. Let the adventure begin!

Get full PDF riddles about geometric shapes below… at the end of the article

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Shape Riddles For Kids

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1. What shape has 4 equal straight sides and 4 right angles?

  • Square

2. I’m a shape that looks like an arrowhead, with a point on one end. My sides are straight and meet together. What shape am I?

  • Triangle

3. I have 4 corners, I have 4 sides, I have 2 long sides, and 2 short sides. Who am I?

  • Rectangle

4. I’m a round shape with no start or end points. What shape am I?

  • Circle

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6. I have 4 sides, I have 1 pair of, parallel sides. Who am I?

  • Trapezium  

7. I have 8 straight, equal sides. My shape is an octagon. What am I?

  • Octagon

8. I have 4 straight sides where the top and bottom sides are parallel. What shape am I?

  • Parallelogram

9. I have 6 straight sides all the same length. Hexagon is my name. What shape am I?

  • Hexagon

10. I have 8 straight sides all the same length. What shape am I?

  • Octagon

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11. I’m a C curved shape like the moon. What shape am I?

  • Crescent

12. I have 4 sides with a pair of parallel sides. My shape looks like a slanted rectangle. What shape am I?

  • Trapezoid

13. I look like a stretched-out circle. I’m like an oval. What shape am I?

  • Oval

14. I have 4 equal straight sides but my angles are tilted. What shape am I?

  • Rhombus

15. I have 5 pointed arms shooting out like a star from my center. What shape am I?

  • Star

16. Five sides I have, not a major shape though, found in stars I can be, as my points come and go. What am I?

  • pentagon

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Did you get them all right? Learning shape names and attributes by describing them is an engaging way for kids to develop geometry concepts. Try making up your own shape riddles for friends and family!

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