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End Punctuation Worksheets

First graders read short sentences and supply the end mark themselves. The ear leads: telling sentences fall at the end, questions rise, and excited sentences almost shout their mark.

By grade

What students need to know

A telling sentence ends with a period. An asking sentence ends with a question mark. A strong-feeling sentence ends with an exclamation point.

This skill runs from kindergarten through 2nd grade. Pick a grade above for level-matched sentences, teaching notes, and worksheets.

End Punctuation across the grades

Kindergarten

Every sentence ends with a mark: a period for telling, a question mark for asking, an exclamation point for excitement. Kindergartners listen to a sentence read aloud and choose the mark that matches how it sounds.

1st Grade

First graders read short sentences and supply the end mark themselves. The ear leads: telling sentences fall at the end, questions rise, and excited sentences almost shout their mark.

2nd Grade

Every sentence ends with one of three marks: a period for telling, a question mark for asking, and an exclamation point for strong feeling. Second graders read the sentence, decide what kind it is, and choose the mark. The deciding, not the punctuation, is the real skill.