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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: Is it raining, What a big dog, The store is closed today, The bus comes at nine, Who left the door open, What a lovely surprise

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

Sort: Sam lives next door, How old is your dog, The dog is asleep on the rug, May I have a turn, What a funny joke, How loud that drum is

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

Sort: Do you like cake, What a mess this is, It rained all day, Ben has two sisters, How cold the water is, Where is my hat

TellingAskingExclaiming

LessonPrint · L.1.1 · Set 22 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Telling, Asking or Exclaiming?

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Is it raining — Asking 2. The bus comes at nine — Telling 3. The store is closed today — Telling 4. What a big dog — Exclaiming 5. What a lovely surprise — Exclaiming 6. Who left the door open — Asking
  2. 2.1. How loud that drum is — Exclaiming 2. How old is your dog — Asking 3. May I have a turn — Asking 4. Sam lives next door — Telling 5. The dog is asleep on the rug — Telling 6. What a funny joke — Exclaiming
  3. 3.1. Ben has two sisters — Telling 2. Do you like cake — Asking 3. How cold the water is — Exclaiming 4. It rained all day — Telling 5. What a mess this is — Exclaiming 6. Where is my hat — Asking

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