Ask a seven-year-old what a third is and you may get a shrug, yet the same child can cut a cake for three friends without any trouble. The word is the hard part, not the idea. This 2nd grade write the fraction name worksheet links the two. Eight shapes, labeled a to h, are each cut into equal parts: a circle, a triangle, a hexagon, a trapezoid, a long rectangle, a second triangle, a heart and a square. Under each one, your child completes the sentence « This shape shows » with one word, halves, thirds or fourths. A second page gives the answer key.