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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: Where is my hat, What a funny joke, Why is the sky blue, Sam lives next door, The bus comes at nine, How cold the water is

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

Sort: It rained all day, What a huge cake, May I have a turn, My coat is blue, What a mess this is, Is it raining

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

Sort: Who left the door open, The store is closed today, How loud that drum is, The dog is asleep on the rug, What time is it, What a big dog

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Answer key — Telling, Asking or Exclaiming?

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. How cold the water is — Exclaiming 2. Sam lives next door — Telling 3. The bus comes at nine — Telling 4. What a funny joke — Exclaiming 5. Where is my hat — Asking 6. Why is the sky blue — Asking
  2. 2.1. Is it raining — Asking 2. It rained all day — Telling 3. May I have a turn — Asking 4. My coat is blue — Telling 5. What a huge cake — Exclaiming 6. What a mess this is — Exclaiming
  3. 3.1. How loud that drum is — Exclaiming 2. The dog is asleep on the rug — Telling 3. The store is closed today — Telling 4. What a big dog — Exclaiming 5. What time is it — 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.