NumihanaHow many lines of symmetry does a regular pentagon have?
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Describe polygon properties.
Count sides, vertices and symmetry lines of specified polygons.
Numihana · England Year 5
Describe polygon properties
Practice sheet
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Count sides, vertices and symmetry lines of specified polygons.
How many vertices does a square have?
Answer: ________________
How many vertices does a regular pentagon have?
Answer: ________________
How many vertices does a regular pentagon have?
Answer: ________________
How many vertices does a regular pentagon have?
Answer: ________________
How many lines of symmetry does a regular pentagon have?
Answer: ________________
Numihana · England Year 5
Describe polygon properties
Answer key
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Count sides, vertices and symmetry lines of specified polygons.
How many lines of symmetry does a regular pentagon have?
Answer: 5
How many vertices does a square have?
Answer: 4
How many vertices does a regular pentagon have?
Answer: 5
How many vertices does a regular pentagon have?
Answer: 5
How many vertices does a regular pentagon have?
Answer: 5
How many lines of symmetry does a regular pentagon have?
Answer: 5
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Count sides, vertices and symmetry lines of specified polygons.
Department for Education: mathematics programmes of study ↗
Year 5 → Revision of Year 4 geometry · Supports official non-statutory guidance. Pack 2.2.0 · source checked 2026-10-12.
For teachers and parents
Use the defining properties of the named polygon. Count straight sides and vertices; for a symmetry line, a fold or reflection must match the whole shape.
A common slip
A rectangle has two symmetry lines; a square has four. A triangle’s symmetry depends on its type.
Worked example
How many vertices does a rectangle have?
Answer: 4
Use the defining properties of the named polygon. Count straight sides and vertices; for a symmetry line, a fold or reflection must match the whole shape.