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Sentence Sort
Types of Sentences
Primary Writing
CCS LA 1.L.1 Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts.
Understanding types of sentences helps students read and write more fluently. Review the anchor charts with students and use Sentence Practice strips for whole group review of the concept before using this activity in stations. Add text of your own to reflect current literature or content being studied.
What’s included:
□ Task Card in WORD (click on slide to open in WORD for editing OR open the separate TASK CARD DOC on the website)
□ Anchor Charts
□ Student Activity Cards for small group work and Practice strips for whole group
□ Answer Key for self-checking
□ Materials Needed: Comic strips with simple sentences.
□ Technology Connection:
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3. A sentence that tells something and ends with a period.
Declarative
A sentence that tells something and ends with a period.
Example:
Frogs can jump very high into the air.
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4. A sentence that asks a question and ends with a question mark.
Interrogative
A sentence that asks a question and ends with a question mark.
Example:
Can you help me with this problem?
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5. A sentence that shows excitement and ends with an exclamation point.
Exclamatory
A sentence that shows excitement and ends with an exclamation point.
Example:
Wow! I’m flying through the air!
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6. A sentence that tells something and ends with a period.
Declarative
A sentence that tells something and ends with a period.
Example:
Frogs can jump very high into the air.
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7. A sentence that shows excitement and ends with an exclamation point.
Exclamatory
A sentence that shows excitement and ends with an exclamation point.
Example:
Wow! I’m flying through the air!
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8. Whole Group Practice Sentences
The boy ran very fast
My mom is a good cook
Do you like pancakes
Wow What a pretty picture
When will you be done

9. The dog dug a hole and dropped his bone in it
Where did the dog bury his bone
I can’t believe I forgot my lunch today 1 2 3
I just saw a dolphin
Where do you live
Can I have another paper, please 4 5 6
My mom is a nice lady
Leaves turn colors when the weather gets cold
I have a new puppy 7 8 9

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13. Answer Key for Sentence Sort
Number
Answer
Type of Sentence 1
The dog dug a hole and dropped his bone in it.
Declarative 2
Where did the dog bury his bone?
Interrogative 3
I can’t believe I forgot my lunch today!
Exclamatory 4
I just saw a dolphin! 5
 Where do you live? 6
 Can I have another paper, please? 7
My mom is a nice lady. 8
Leaves turn colors when the weather gets cold. 9
I have a new puppy!
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14. Answer Key for Sentence Sort
Number
Answer
Type of Sentence 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
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