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

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

Sort: Is it raining, The dog is asleep on the rug, What time is it, How cold the water is, The store is closed today, How tall the tree is

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

Sort: Where is my hat, Who left the door open, What a big dog, What a funny joke, My coat is blue, Sam lives next door

TellingAskingExclaiming

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Answer key — Telling, Asking or Exclaiming?

Set 2. 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 huge cake — Exclaiming 5. What a lovely surprise — Exclaiming 6. Why is the sky blue — Asking
  2. 2.1. How cold the water is — Exclaiming 2. How tall the tree is — Exclaiming 3. Is it raining — Asking 4. The dog is asleep on the rug — Telling 5. The store is closed today — Telling 6. What time is it — Asking
  3. 3.1. My coat is blue — Telling 2. Sam lives next door — Telling 3. What a big dog — Exclaiming 4. What a funny joke — Exclaiming 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.