Lines of Symmetry

Free interactive math game: Lines of Symmetry — How many axes?. Part of the Geometric Shapes category on MathKite.

Example problems

Taken from the generator that powers this exercise. A fresh set appears every time the page is opened, and the printable worksheet holds ten of them.

  1. How many lines of symmetry does this shape have?

About this exercise

Counting the lines of symmetry in a shape.

How to solve it

Look for every fold that would leave the two halves matching exactly.

Worked example

A square has four, a rectangle has two, and a regular pentagon has five.

Common mistake

Giving a rectangle four lines. Its diagonals are not lines of symmetry.