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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: Can you help me, It rained all day, What a huge cake, What a mess this is, Why is the sky blue, My coat is blue

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

Sort: What a funny joke, How loud that drum is, Where is my hat, I like green apples, The dog is asleep on the rug, Is it raining

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

Sort: How old is your dog, What time is it, What a big dog, How cold the water is, The store is closed today, We have art after lunch

TellingAskingExclaiming

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Answer key — Telling, Asking or Exclaiming?

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Can you help me — Asking 2. It rained all day — Telling 3. My coat is blue — Telling 4. What a huge cake — Exclaiming 5. What a mess this is — Exclaiming 6. Why is the sky blue — Asking
  2. 2.1. How loud that drum is — Exclaiming 2. I like green apples — Telling 3. Is it raining — Asking 4. The dog is asleep on the rug — Telling 5. What a funny joke — Exclaiming 6. Where is my hat — Asking
  3. 3.1. How cold the water is — Exclaiming 2. How old is your dog — Asking 3. The store is closed today — Telling 4. We have art after lunch — Telling 5. What a big dog — Exclaiming 6. What time is it — Asking

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