Explore fun 3D shapes worksheets for Grade 2 featuring cubes, spheres, cones, cylinders, prisms, and geometry activities that help students identify and describe solid shapes through engaging practice.
3D Shapes Practice — Faces, Edges and Vertices
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Try these before or after you print the worksheet. A face is a flat surface, an edge is where two faces meet, and a vertex is a corner. Count them carefully — the ones you cannot see still count.
Question 1
What is this 3D shape?
Cylinder. Two flat circular faces and one curved surface wrapped between them — the shape of a soup can.
Question 2 — pick the shape
Which shape has 5 vertices?
The square pyramid. Four corners round the square base and one at the top: 5. A cube has 8, a cone has 1 and a cylinder has none.
Question 3
A cube has 6 faces. How many edges does it have?
12 edges. Four round the top, four round the bottom and four joining them. It also has 8 vertices — three different numbers for the same solid, which is why they are worth keeping straight.
Question 4
How many vertices does a sphere have?
Zero. A vertex is where edges meet, and a sphere has no edges and no flat faces at all — just one curved surface.
Question 5 — select all that apply
Select every shape with 2 or more flat faces, then press Check.
cube, cylinder, rectangular prism, square pyramid. A cone has only one flat face (its base) and a sphere has none at all.
Question 6 — put them in order
Click these in order, from the fewest faces to the most.
sphere (1) < cone (2) < square pyramid (5) < cube (6). Counting the curved surface as a face: a sphere has one, a cone has two, a square pyramid five and a cube six.
Question 7
A party hat is shaped like a:
A cone. One circular base, one point at the top, and a curved surface between them.
Think about it
A cube has 6 faces, 12 edges and 8 vertices. Count them on a dice — can you find all of them, including the ones facing away from you?
A sphere has no edges and no vertices. What about a cone?
What makes a 3D shape different from a 2D one?
Find something at home shaped like a cylinder, and something shaped like a rectangular prism.