English Vocabulary for Shapes

Learn Common Shapes in English

The tests and the video in this lesson will help you learn common shapes in English. There are eight learning methods for you to work through, including six different games and two different types of flashcard.

Video Tutorial

Here is a video for learning the names of 10 common shapes in English. video lesson

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Vocabulary Games for

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Multi-Choice Questions

Match the word to the picture.

This is the simplest test on the page. It is designed to familiarize learners with the words and the images.

There are two types of question. Players must either:

match the picture to the word, or
match the word to the picture.

You can toggle the sound on and off.
Good luck!

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Match-the-Pairs Game

Draw three lines from the pictures on the left to the correct words on the right.

Your mission is to match each picture with the correct word in as few a clicks as possible.
There are three pictures in each set, and there are sets to complete.
Click on your first square to start then click on the corresponding square on the other side. Good luck!

Ranking (Clicks)

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Memory Game

This is a classic memory game. Turn two cards at a time and try to match each picture with the right word.

Your mission is to pair pictures with their correct titles in as few a clicks as possible.
Click on a card to turn it. Next, try to find its partner by clicking on a second card. (If you fail to find a match with your second click, both cards will turn again.)
This is a memory game as well as a vocabulary-learning game.
Click on your first card to start. Good luck!

Ranking (Clicks)

Guru ()

Hero ()

Captain ()

Sergeant ()

Recruit ()

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Basic Flash Cards

This is not a game. These are classic flashcards to help learners study the words at their own pace.

Say the word shown by the picture, then click on a card to turn it.
If you were right, move on to the next word.
If you were wrong, click on the card again to hide the word and move on to the next word.
Keep going through the cards until you can get them all right.
You can toggle the sound on and off.

Spell-the-Word Game

Spell the word represented by the picture.

The letters below the picture are the jumbled letters of the correct word represented by the picture.
Spell the correct word by clicking on the letters in order.
You can toggle the sound on and off.

Learn with Hangman!

Hangman is a classic word game. In this version, the hidden word is one of the words from the "shapes" category. Choose your first letter to start.

Guess the hidden word by choosing one letter at a time.
If you guess a letter in the hidden word, then all is good.
If you guess a letter that is not in the hidden word, then the hangman starts to build the gallows.
If the gallows are completed, you lose.
Good luck!

Create Your Own Version of This Game

Here is the word library for this game:

"Missing Word" Flash Cards

This is not a game. These are classic flashcards to help learners study the words (with some context) at their own pace.

Read the sentence aloud, filling the gap with the word shown by the picture.
Click on the card to reveal the whole sentence.
If you were right, move on to the next card.
If you were wrong, click on the same card again to hide the complete sentence and move on to the next card.
Keep going through the cards until you can get them all right.
You can toggle the sound on and off.

Word Detective

Can you work out which word has been covered up?

The image and title have been blurred out to hide a word that fits in all three sentences. Your job is to identify the hidden word.
When you have worked it out, select the button with the correct word.
Tip 1. During the game, keep an eye on the images below to work out which words are remaining. (No words are repeated.)
Tip 2. Click on an underlined word in a sentence to see the meaning of that word.
Good luck!

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shapes

A circle is a common shape.
We learned about different shapes in school.
Triangles have three sides and are a type of shape.

circle

A circle is a round shape with no corners.
She drew a perfect circle.
He likes the shape of a circle.

square

A square has four equal sides and four right angles.
She cut the paper into a square.
He prefers the square shape for the table.

triangle

A triangle has three sides and three corners.
She learned to draw a triangle.
He used a triangle to explain the concept.

rectangle

A rectangle has four sides and four right angles, with opposite sides equal.
She prefers a rectangle table.
He cut the fabric into a rectangle.

oval

An oval is an elongated circle.
She likes the oval mirror.
He drew an oval on the board.

hexagon

A hexagon has six sides and six angles.
She decorated with hexagon tiles.
He explained the hexagon shape.

star

A star is a shape with points radiating from a center.
She cut out a star for the project.
He likes drawing a five-point star.

heart

A heart shape symbolizes love and affection.
She drew a heart on the card.
He gave her a necklace with a heart pendant.

semicircle

A semicircle is a half of a circle.
He drew a semicircle on the paper for the project.
They arranged the chairs in a semicircle around the stage.

arrow

An arrow is a shape or symbol used to indicate direction.
He followed the arrow to find the exit.
She drew an arrow pointing to the correct answer.

The image and title have been blurred out to hide a word that fits in all three sentences. Your job is to identify the hidden word.
When you have worked it out, select the button with the correct word.
Tip 1. During the game, keep an eye on the images below to work out which words are remaining. (No words are repeated.)
Tip 2. Click on an underlined word in a sentence to see the meaning of that word.
Good luck!