Year 6 · Mathematics · Lesson 16

form

Shapes — Name plane figures and their parts.

Grammar point

Geometric terms are transparent compounds: fjor-hyrn = four-corner.

Vocabulary

hyrn

/hyrn/

corner, angle

lin

/liːn/

line

ring

/riŋ/

circle

þrihyrn

/ˈθriːhyrn/

triangle

fjorhyrn

/ˈfjorhyrn/

quadrilateral

flat

/flat/

surface, area

Examples

þrihyrn þri hyrn hald-a þar.

A triangle has three corners.

ring-et ein lin hain-a þar.

The circle is a single line.

Drills

  • Draw and name eight figures.
  • Count the corners of each aloud.