Interrogative and Declarative Sentence Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: L.1.1.J

Core Standard
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Declarative sentences make statements. In effect, they declare something. Declaratives always end with a period, as the form punctuation. They serve the function of providing information to the reader. These are the most commonly found sentence types. Interrogative sentences are looking for answers. They ask questions. As a result they always end with a question mark. This collection of worksheets will have you work with both sentence types. You will create your own sentences as well as identify the function of pre-written sentences.

Interrogative and Declarative Worksheets To Print:

Declarative Sentences – Make your own based on the starting point.

Exclamatory Sentences – Find the sentences that are just jumping out at you and in your face a bit.

Interrogative Sentences – Who in the world would you interview, if you could?

Mixed Types – Classify each type of sentence.

Interrogative, Exclamatory, & Declarative – More classification, but with shorter sentences.

Declare It! – Underline all the declarative sentences in the passage.

Interrogative Sentences – Write an interrogative sentence about each on the topics listed.

Put It Together – Underline all the interrogative sentences in the passage.

Square or Circle – Cut out each square, then put each sentence in the declarative or interrogative box.

Add a Period? – If the sentence is declarative, add a period to the box. If the sentence is interrogative, add a question mark to the box.

What's the Punctuation? – Choose whether you think each sentence is declarative or interrogative.

Changing Sentences – Each of these sentences needs a period or question mark. Change each sentence to the kind named in ( ), then write the new sentence.

More Punctuation – Read each sentence and add the correct punctuation (period or question mark), then write whether each sentence is declarative or interrogative.

Rewrite the Sentences – All of these are declarative sentences. Re-write each of these sentences as an interrogative sentence by changing the word order and/or the verb form.

Mountain It Up – For each sentence, write D for declarative, E for exclamatory, or I for interrogative

Related Worksheet Topic:

Using Punctuation for Effect

How to Write Declarative and Interrogative Sentences

We write statements (declaratives) all the time. It is the most common way to share information. This form of sentence writing is by far the most widely used sentence form. It’s easy to understand that not many works at all can be written with a declarative. All declarative sentences are composed of two parts: a subject and a predicate. The subject could be in simple or compound form (subject combined with a conjunction). When you are trying to add more detail to your sentences, you can also go with a compound declarative sentence. Length does not always equal quality in the sense of writing.


There are commonly thought to be four types of interrogative sentences (question based). The first form is the yes/no interrogative. These are questions that can be replied to with one of those two (yes/no) responses. On this website we have answer keys for everything, except for questions that have infinite possible answers. Those types of questions (interrogatives) are called alternative because they have many alternative answers. Wh- interrogative sentences are sentences that start a wh-word and ask for an open-ended response. The answer can require great detail or just be simplistic. An example question might be: What type of work do you do for a living? The last types of interrogatives are called tag questions. They get that name because they are tagged (added) onto the end of declarative statements. In effect, they transform a statement into a question. An example of this might be: You are from the wonderful State of California, aren't you?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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