English · Stage 3
Telling & Asking
Grammar & Punctuation — tell a statement from a question
✦ English📘 Stage 3 · S3⏱ ~10 min🧒 Ages 7–8★ Free to start
I can tell statements and questions apart and write each.
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Kavi Tells and Kavi Asks
"Some sentences tell you something," said Kavi. "Like The sun is up. A telling sentence is a statement and it ends with a full stop . Other sentences ask something — Is the sun up? An asking sentence is a question. It ends with a question mark ? and often starts with who, what, where, when, why or is/do. Let's sort telling from asking!"
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What your child will learn
1Hear how they sound differentTap each line to hear it. Telling sentences end flat with a full stop. Asking sentences lift up at the end with a question mark.
2Full stop or question mark?A telling sentence (statement) gives a fact and ends with a full stop. An asking sentence (question) asks for an answer and ends with a question mark.
3Is it telling or asking?
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A peek inside
Is this telling or asking, and what mark does it need: The cat sat on the mat ___
it tells a fact → statement → full stop
Try this at home: Telling or asking? 'The dog is big.'
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Start the free interactive lesson, or print the handout for screen-free play.
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