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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 store is closed today, How old is your dog, It rained all day, How fast you ran, What a funny joke, Who left the door open

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

Sort: The bus comes at nine, Ben has two sisters, Where is my hat, May I have a turn, How cold the water is, What a lovely surprise

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

Sort: What time is it, My coat is blue, The dog is asleep on the rug, What a big dog, Can you help me, What a mess this is

TellingAskingExclaiming

LessonPrint · L.1.1 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Telling, Asking or Exclaiming?

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. How fast you ran — Exclaiming 2. How old is your dog — Asking 3. It rained all day — Telling 4. The store is closed today — Telling 5. What a funny joke — Exclaiming 6. Who left the door open — Asking
  2. 2.1. Ben has two sisters — Telling 2. How cold the water is — Exclaiming 3. May I have a turn — Asking 4. The bus comes at nine — Telling 5. What a lovely surprise — Exclaiming 6. Where is my hat — Asking
  3. 3.1. Can you help me — Asking 2. My coat is blue — Telling 3. The dog is asleep on the rug — Telling 4. What a big dog — Exclaiming 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.