Types of sentences worksheets
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A statement tells. A question asks. A command orders. An exclamation bursts with feeling.
Four grades, each its own sheet. Print one here, or open a grade for examples and teaching notes.
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1st grade Core grade
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Sentences come in four kinds: telling sentences (statements), asking sentences (questions), ordering sentences (commands), and bursting sentences (exclamations). First graders read a sentence and name its kind, which is really practice in listening to what a sentence does.
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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.
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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.
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4th grade
In 4th grade, the four kinds of sentences get their formal names. A declarative sentence tells, an interrogative sentence asks, an imperative sentence gives a command, and an exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling. Fourth graders read longer, trickier sentences, decide what each one is doing, and pick its name.
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