Children learn the difference between a telling sentence, which ends with a dot, and an asking sentence, which ends with a question mark. They sort sentences, add the right end mark, choose question words such as who, what, where and when, then write one of each kind.
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Completed: Telling and Asking Sentences
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Year 2 students (typically ages 6–7) working on sentences & clauses. It is pitched at level 1 · easier.
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Does it tell or ask? Look at the end mark.
A telling sentence tells us something. An asking sentence asks something. Circle one.
A telling sentence ends with . and an asking sentence ends with ? Write the right mark.
Circle the question word that fits.
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