Types of Sentences Game and Small Group Activity: Ouch!

Are you looking for a fun game that your students can play as they practice identifying the four types of sentences? This is a hands-on game that your students will love! They can play with a partner or in a small group. They will read a sentence and then determine whether it is:

→ Declarative

→ Imperative

→ Interrogative

→ Exclamatory

Each sentence is also missing ending punctuation, so they must determine what punctuation should be added to the end of the sentence, as well.

Directions and answers are included. This game is designed to be played by no more than six people. To prepare the game, do the following:

• Print a collection sheet for each student. Each collection sheet has four squares labeled with declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory.
• Print one set of playing cards for each group. If possible, print them on cardstock to provide added durability.
• Cut apart the playing cards and place them facedown in the middle of the table.

Students take turns drawing a card and reading the sentence in the speech bubble. The sentences are written without punctuation so that students must focus on what is being said rather than depending simply on the punctuation that is provided. When identifying the type of sentence that is on the card, students should also identify which punctuation mark is missing from the end of the sentence. The image on each card should be used to help students determine the level of intensity being displayed by the speaker.

When a student answers correctly, he or she gets to keep the card and place it on his or her collection sheet. The first person to cover their categories by collecting all four sentence types wins! But be careful! If a student draws one of the two cards that say "OUCH", he or she must return ALL of his or her collected cards back into the pot, and start over. (There are also two "Lose a turn" cards.)

If you've never played this game in your classroom before, give it a try! It's super fun!

I encourage you to take a peek at the PREVIEW!! (Please note: This game is not included in my Types of Sentences Bundle.)

These are some of the other types of sentences resources in my store:

55-slide PowerPoint

3 Worksheets or T-shirt Sorting Craftivity

28 Task Cards

Types of Sentences Worksheet Packet

I Have Who Has Game

Poster Set & Interactive Notebook Entry

Sorting Activity

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