2. •Who went from village
to village?
•The traveler went from
village to village.
In a previous lesson, you learned what a sentence is. What is a sentence? Sometimes a sentence asks about something.
Sometimes a sentence tells about something. Here are two sentences about “Stone Soup”. Who went from village to village?
The traveler went from village to village. What does the first sentence do? (It asks about something). This is an example of an
asking sentence. Read the second sentence. What does the sentence do? (It tells
about something.) This is an example of a telling sentence.
3. •Who were afraid of Pat
the Cat?
• The mice were afraid
of Pat the Cat.
Here are two sentences from “Belling the Cat.” Who were
afraid of Pat the Cat? The mice were afraid of Pat the Cat.
What does the first sentence do? (It asks about something). This is an example of an
asking sentence. Read the second sentence. What does the sentence do? (It tells
about something.) This is an example of a telling sentence.
4. •1. A sentence that asks a
question is called an asking
sentence.
•An asking sentence ends
with a question mark.
Can you give an asking sentence about “The Crow and the Pitcher”? Now give an answer to the question with a telling
sentence.
5. •2. A sentence that tells
about something is called a
telling sentence.
•A telling sentence ends
with a full stop or period.
6. Copy the sentences in your notebook. Draw a line under each
telling sentence. Draw a box around each asking sentence.
•1. Do you like soup?
•2. The soup is hot.
•3. Can you cook stone?
•4. I can cook an egg.
•5. A pan is not as deep as a pot.
7. •1. Jon has a rod.
•2. What does Jon do with the rod?
•3. Jon catches cod fish with the rod.
•4. Jon likes cod fish soup.
•5. Do you like cod fish soup, too?
Copy the sentences in your notebook. Circle the capital letter at the beginning of each sentence. Circle the period at
the end of each telling sentence. Circle the question mark at the end of each asking sentence.
8. What’s this? Another word for pitcher is jug
What is inside the jug? Now I can pour the water from the jug to
a cup. I can also pour the water into a mug. Read the words
jug cup mug
18. The hog dug a hole in the mud.
The hog dug a hole in the rug.
19. Read the sentence. Does it make sense?
If the sentence makes sense, put a Ö on the Yes column. If not, put a Ö on the No column. Do this in your notebook.
Does It Make Sense? Yes No
•1. I use a mug for drinking.
•2. We play jug of war.
•3. The pig dug a hole in the mud.
•4. I hug my mom with love.
•5. We sit on a rug.
20. bun fun gun nun run sun
•1. Judson, the cop, has a __________.
•2. The __________ will eat a __________.
•3. The cat will __________ after the mouse.
•4. We had __________ under the
hot __________.
Copy the sentences in your notebook. Write the correct
word to fill in the blank. Choose words from the box.
