Sentences do four different jobs. A statement tells something and ends with a period, a question asks something and ends with a question mark, a command tells someone to do something, and an exclamation shows strong feeling and ends with an exclamation mark. Knowing the four kinds helps children choose the right end mark and read with the right voice.
On this grade 1 worksheet each line is one sentence, and your child circles statement, question, command or exclamation. Every sheet has two of each kind, in a mixed order. Read each sentence out loud in a matching voice and ask what job it is doing.
What your child will learn
Tell a statement, question, command and exclamation apart
Match each kind to its end mark
Read a sentence in the right voice
Say what job a sentence is doing
Common Core standard: L.1.1.J
Worked example
Where is my hat? It asks something, so it is a question. Sit down. It tells someone to do something, so it is a command.
Common mistake
Calling every sentence with an exclamation mark a command, or a command with a period a statement.
Helpful hint
Does it tell, ask, give an order or show a strong feeling?
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