About this worksheet
Twelve sentences run down the page, each with three circles beside it holding a period, a question mark and an exclamation point. The child colors the right one. Two of the twelve are the reason the sheet exists: “I wonder why the library closed early” and “My cousin asked if we could stay for dinner” both take a period, because a sentence about a question is still a statement. A third graders’ hand goes straight to the question mark on both.
The rest cover the ordinary cases, direct questions, commands, and the strong feeling of “Ouch, that bee sting really hurts.” A bonus line at the bottom asks for an original sentence ending in an exclamation point, which is a quicker way to see whether the idea landed than any number of extra multiple choice items.
What students will practice
- Tell a statement, a question and an exclamation apart
- Choose between a period, a question mark and an exclamation point
- Write an original sentence that needs an exclamation point
Details
- Grade level
- Grade 3
- Subject
- Reading · Punctuation
- Standard
- CCSS L.3.2
- Pages
- 1
- Format
- PDF · US Letter and A4 included
- License
- Free for classroom use · Attribution appreciated
- Last updated
- September 21, 2026
