Classifying the Four Sentence Types Worksheet — Grade 4
Grade 4 students practice identifying, punctuating, and writing declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in this focused worksheet.
Writers use four types of sentences to say different things. A declarative sentence shares information, an interrogative sentence asks a question, an imperative sentence gives a command, and an exclamatory sentence expresses strong feeling. Each type ends with a specific punctuation mark, and mixing those marks up changes how readers understand what is being said. This worksheet gives fourth-grade students practice with all four types through four kinds of tasks: identifying sentence types, filling in missing terms, correcting punctuation errors, and writing an original sentence. Work through each section in order, read the rule box at the top before you start, and check every answer against the sentence on the page.
Classifying the Four Sentence Types Worksheet — Grade 4
Read the rule box at the top, then work through each section. Each section has its own directions to follow.
Remember
- A declarative sentence makes a statement and ends with a period. Example: The river flows south.
- An interrogative sentence asks a question and ends with a question mark. Example: Where is the map?
- An imperative sentence gives a command — example: Sit down quietly. An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling — example: That is amazing!
Part A — Identify the Sentence Type
Read each sentence and write its type — declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory — on the line provided.
- 1.
The leaves on the maple tree turn red and orange in autumn.
- 2.
Where did you find that interesting rock collection?
- 3.
Turn off the lights when you leave the classroom.
- 4.
I can't believe we won the spelling bee today!
- 5.
Frogs breathe through their skin as well as their lungs.
Part B — Complete the Statement
Fill in the blank with the correct word or term to complete each statement about sentence types.
- 6.
A sentence that gives a command is called an ____ sentence.
- 7.
The sentence 'How did the volcano form?' is an ____ sentence.
- 8.
Declarative sentences always end with a ____.
- 9.
A sentence that shows very strong feeling is called an ____ sentence.
- 10.
The sentence 'Birds fly south in winter.' is a ____ sentence.
Part C — Fix the Punctuation
Each sentence has an end-punctuation error. Rewrite the sentence correctly, using the right end mark.
- 11.
Did the librarian order new books for our class.
- 12.
What a fierce thunderstorm hit our town last night.
- 13.
Please return all your library books to the front desk by Friday?
- 14.
The moon takes about twenty-eight days to circle Earth!
Part D — Write Your Own
Write one exclamatory sentence about something exciting or surprising that could happen at school. Use the correct end mark.
- 15.
Write one exclamatory sentence about something exciting or surprising that could happen at school.
Answer key
Part A — Identify the Sentence Type
- 1.declarative
- 2.interrogative
- 3.imperative
- 4.exclamatory
- 5.declarative
Part B — Complete the Statement
- 6.imperative
- 7.interrogative
- 8.period
- 9.exclamatory
- 10.declarative
Part C — Fix the Punctuation
- 11.Did the librarian order new books for our class?
- 12.What a fierce thunderstorm hit our town last night!
- 13.Please return all your library books to the front desk by Friday.
- 14.The moon takes about twenty-eight days to circle Earth.
Part D — Write Your Own
- 15.Example: I can't believe our class hatched three chicks this morning!
What this worksheet teaches
- Identify each of the four sentence types by reading its purpose and end punctuation.
- Apply correct end punctuation to declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences.
- Write an original exclamatory sentence using appropriate word choice and punctuation.
What is on the page
In Part C — Fix the Punctuation, “Did the librarian order new books for our class.” is corrected in the key to “Did the librarian order new books for our class?”
Part D — Write Your Own gives the prompt “Write one exclamatory sentence about something exciting or surprising that could happen at school.” and prints a model answer in the key: “I can't believe our class hatched three chicks this morning!”
The language it drills
“Where did you find that interesting rock collection?” has one answer in the key: “interrogative”.
Notes for the grown-up
- Students often confuse imperative and exclamatory sentences, labeling a command written with an exclamation mark as 'exclamatory'.
- Read the sentence aloud together — a rising pitch signals interrogative, strong emotion signals exclamatory, and a command signals imperative.
- A student is ready to move on when they label all four types correctly and add the right end punctuation without any prompting.
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