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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: The bus comes at nine, Can you help me, What a huge cake, Why is the sky blue, What a funny joke, I like green apples

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

Sort: Where is my hat, What a lovely surprise, The store is closed today, What a big dog, It rained all day, Do you like cake

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

Sort: My coat is blue, What a mess this is, What time is it, How loud that drum is, Is it raining, The dog is asleep on the rug

TellingAskingExclaiming

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Answer key — Telling, Asking or Exclaiming?

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Can you help me — Asking 2. I like green apples — Telling 3. The bus comes at nine — Telling 4. What a funny joke — Exclaiming 5. What a huge cake — Exclaiming 6. Why is the sky blue — Asking
  2. 2.1. Do you like cake — Asking 2. It rained all day — Telling 3. The store is closed today — Telling 4. What a big dog — Exclaiming 5. What a lovely surprise — Exclaiming 6. Where is my hat — Asking
  3. 3.1. How loud that drum is — Exclaiming 2. Is it raining — Asking 3. My coat is blue — Telling 4. The dog is asleep on the rug — Telling 5. What a mess this is — Exclaiming 6. What time is it — Asking

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