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Telling, Asking or Exclaiming? is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on telling the three kinds of sentence apart from their words, aligned to Common Core standard L.1.1. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Telling, Asking or Exclaiming?

L.1.1

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Sort each sentence into the right column.

1.Sort each one: Telling or Asking or Exclaiming?

Sort: What a lovely surprise, Is it raining, My coat is blue, What a funny joke, Why is the sky blue, We have art after lunch

TellingAskingExclaiming
2.Sort each one: Telling or Asking or Exclaiming?

Sort: I like green apples, Ben has two sisters, What time is it, How old is your dog, What a big dog, What a mess this is

TellingAskingExclaiming
3.Sort each one: Telling or Asking or Exclaiming?

Sort: Who left the door open, The store is closed today, Where is my hat, How cold the water is, How loud that drum is, Sam lives next door

TellingAskingExclaiming

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Answer key — Telling, Asking or Exclaiming?

Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Is it raining — Asking 2. My coat is blue — Telling 3. We have art after lunch — Telling 4. What a funny joke — Exclaiming 5. What a lovely surprise — Exclaiming 6. Why is the sky blue — Asking
  2. 2.1. Ben has two sisters — Telling 2. How old is your dog — Asking 3. I like green apples — Telling 4. What a big dog — Exclaiming 5. What a mess this is — Exclaiming 6. What time is it — Asking
  3. 3.1. How cold the water is — Exclaiming 2. How loud that drum is — Exclaiming 3. Sam lives next door — Telling 4. The store is closed today — Telling 5. Where is my hat — Asking 6. Who left the door open — Asking

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.1.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.