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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: May I have a turn, How loud that drum is, The store is closed today, How tall the tree is, It rained all day, Why is the sky blue

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

Sort: What a lovely surprise, How fast you ran, Who left the door open, The dog is asleep on the rug, I like green apples, Where is my hat

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

Sort: What a big dog, The bus comes at nine, What a funny joke, Can you help me, How old is your dog, My coat is blue

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LessonPrint · L.1.1 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Telling, Asking or Exclaiming?

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. How loud that drum is — Exclaiming 2. How tall the tree is — Exclaiming 3. It rained all day — Telling 4. May I have a turn — Asking 5. The store is closed today — Telling 6. Why is the sky blue — Asking
  2. 2.1. How fast you ran — Exclaiming 2. I like green apples — Telling 3. The dog is asleep on the rug — Telling 4. What a lovely surprise — Exclaiming 5. Where is my hat — Asking 6. Who left the door open — Asking
  3. 3.1. Can you help me — Asking 2. How old is your dog — Asking 3. My coat is blue — Telling 4. The bus comes at nine — Telling 5. What a big dog — Exclaiming 6. What a funny joke — Exclaiming

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