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Parallel lines never meet, perpendicular lines meet at right angles, and intersecting lines cross
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Parallel and Perpendicular Lines Worksheets
Parallel, perpendicular and intersecting lines: a chart, naming pairs of lines, finding them in shapes and letters, and drawing them on dot paper. With keys.
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Parallel, perpendicular and intersecting lines
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View all 2 pagesParallel or perpendicular Lines?, sheet A
Naming pairs of lines as parallel, perpendicular or intersecting
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View all 2 pagesParallel or perpendicular Lines?, sheet B
Naming turned pairs of lines, including lines that would meet if they were longer
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View all 2 pagesParallel and perpendicular sides
Counting pairs of parallel sides and right angles where perpendicular sides meet in polygons
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View all 2 pagesLines in letters
Finding parallel and perpendicular line segments in capital letters
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View all 2 pagesDraw parallel and perpendicular lines
Drawing a line through a point parallel or perpendicular to a given line on dot paper
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About these parallel and perpendicular lines worksheets
Parallel lines are always the same distance apart and never meet, like the rails of a train track. Perpendicular lines cross to make right angles, like the corner of a page. Intersecting lines cross at one point; perpendicular lines are a special kind of intersecting lines.
Shapes can be described by their lines. A rectangle has two pairs of parallel sides, and its sides are perpendicular at every corner. A trapezoid has exactly one pair of parallel sides.
These worksheets name pairs of lines, count parallel sides and right angles in shapes, find parallel and perpendicular segments in capital letters, and draw lines on dot paper. Every fact in the answer keys is computed from the drawings.
Standards
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.G.A.1Draw points, lines, line segments, rays, angles (right, acute, obtuse), and perpendicular and parallel lines. Identify these in two-dimensional figures.
How to use them
- Teach from the chart, then use Sheet A and the turned lines on Sheet B.
- Use Parallel and Perpendicular Sides and Lines in Letters.
- Finish by drawing lines on dot paper with a ruler.
Teaching tips
- Lines that look close to parallel but slowly get closer will meet if made longer.
- Check a right angle with the corner of a card.
- On dot paper, count the dots across and up to copy a line's slant.
Questions teachers and parents ask
What is the difference between parallel and perpendicular lines?
Parallel lines never meet. Perpendicular lines meet at a right angle.
Are perpendicular lines also intersecting lines?
Yes. They cross, so they intersect, and the angles they make are right angles.