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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: How cold the water is, Where is my hat, It rained all day, May I have a turn, Sam lives next door, What a mess this is

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

Sort: What time is it, How tall the tree is, My coat is blue, What a funny joke, How old is your dog, We have art after lunch

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

Sort: I like green apples, Why is the sky blue, What a huge cake, What a big dog, Is it raining, The dog is asleep on the rug

TellingAskingExclaiming

LessonPrint · L.1.1 · Set 24 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Telling, Asking or Exclaiming?

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. How cold the water is — Exclaiming 2. It rained all day — Telling 3. May I have a turn — Asking 4. Sam lives next door — Telling 5. What a mess this is — Exclaiming 6. Where is my hat — Asking
  2. 2.1. How old is your dog — Asking 2. How tall the tree is — Exclaiming 3. My coat is blue — Telling 4. We have art after lunch — Telling 5. What a funny joke — Exclaiming 6. What time is it — Asking
  3. 3.1. I like green apples — Telling 2. Is it raining — Asking 3. The dog is asleep on the rug — Telling 4. What a big dog — Exclaiming 5. What a huge cake — Exclaiming 6. Why is the sky blue — Asking

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