Types of sentences worksheets
Sentences come in four kinds: telling (statement), asking (question), ordering (command), and bursting (exclamation). First graders read a sentence and name its job, which is really practice in listening to what a sentence does.
By grade
What students need to know
A statement tells. A question asks. A command orders. An exclamation bursts with feeling.
This skill runs from 1st grade through 3rd grade. Pick a grade above for level-matched sentences, teaching notes, and worksheets.
Types of sentences across the grades
1st grade
Sentences come in four kinds: telling (statement), asking (question), ordering (command), and bursting (exclamation). First graders read a sentence and name its job, which is really practice in listening to what a sentence does.
2nd grade
The four sentence types each have a job and usually a matching end mark: statements tell, questions ask, commands direct, exclamations burst. Second graders name the type from the sentence's job, not just its punctuation.
3rd grade
Third graders classify the four types quickly, including the sneaky cases: commands with hidden subjects (Wash your hands), questions that start mid-thought, and exclamations that open with what or how. Naming types feeds into writing paragraphs that vary their sentences.
All sentence structure worksheets →
Or all English worksheets: every grade, every topic.