Kinds of Sentences

• 1st–3rd grade
• Ages 6–9
• Free, no sign-up

Each sentence shows up without its end mark. Your child reads it and decides: does it tell, ask, give a command, or show strong feeling? After sorting, the right end mark (. ? or !) pops onto the sentence.

▶ Play

About the game

How to play

1. Read the sentence. The end mark is missing.
2. Decide what it does. Does it tell, ask, command or exclaim?
3. Sort it. Tap the right box.
4. See the end mark. A period, question mark or exclamation point appears.

For parents: what Kinds of Sentences practices

Kinds of Sentences teaches the four sentence types by what they do, not just by their punctuation, and connects each type to its end mark. It pairs with:

• Types of sentences
• End mark worksheets
• Punctuation Fixer

Common Core: L.1.1j (produce declarative, interrogative, imperative and exclamatory sentences), L.1.2b (use end punctuation).

Getting the most out of it

• Questions often start with who, what, where, when, why, how, can or do.
• Commands often start with a verb: sit, wash, put.
• Read it with feeling: does it sound excited?

Games are best as a reward or a warm-up, not the main lesson. Ten minutes of play after a short lesson works better than an hour of play on its own.

More games

• Common or Proper?Sort nouns: any city, or Chicago?1st–2nd grade
• Pronoun PiratesPick he, she, it or they to help the pirates.1st–3rd grade
• Noun HuntTap every noun in the sentence.1st–2nd grade

More grammar games · All games

Last reviewed: November 11, 2026

Questions parents ask