

This Grade 3 grammar worksheet helps young learners understand and correctly use quotation marks in sentences that show what someone says or asks. Through clear examples and guided practice, children learn that quotation marks are used to enclose spoken words and that punctuation like commas, full stops, question marks, and exclamation marks must be placed correctly within dialogue.
Designed especially for primary learners, this worksheet builds confidence in punctuating dialogue through step-by-step, age-appropriate activities. Students work with everyday sentences and short passages, making grammar learning practical, relatable, and easy to apply in real writing situations.
Learning to use quotation marks correctly helps children:
1. Identify spoken words in reading passages.
2. Understand how dialogue works in stories.
3. Place commas, question marks, and exclamation marks correctly.
4. Write clearer sentences and short dialogues with confidence.
This worksheet includes five structured activities to strengthen punctuation skills:
Exercise 1 – Choose the Correct Sentence
Students select the sentence that uses quotation marks and punctuation correctly.
Exercise 2 – True or False
Learners decide whether quotation marks are used correctly in each sentence.
Exercise 3 – Add Quotation Marks
Children insert correct quotation marks into given sentences.
Exercise 4 – Rewrite Using Correct Punctuation
Students rewrite sentences neatly using correct quotation marks and punctuation.
Exercise 5 – Paragraph Editing
A short story-based activity where learners add quotation marks throughout a passage.
Exercise 1 – Choose the Correct Sentence
1. b
2. a
3. c
4. b
5. a
6. b
7. a
8. b
9. a
10. b
Exercise 2 – True or False
1. True
2. False
3. False
4. False
5. True
6. False
7. False
8. False
9. False
10. False
Exercise 3 – Add the Correct Quotation Marks
1. Mira said, “Come now!”
2. Riya asked, “Where is the book?”
3. “Please read quietly,” said Tara.
4. Ishaan asked, “Can you speak?”
5. Anya said, “This is my room.”
6. Dev asked, “Do you like it?”
7. “Why is it not working?” asked Leela.
8. “Can we play here?” asked Ravi.
9. “Will you come with me?” asked Asha.
10. Tara asked, “Is this the shop?”
Exercise 4 – Rewrite Using Correct Punctuation
1. Mira said, “Come now!”
2. Arjun asked, “Where is my lunch box?”
3. Mala said, “I am feeling sleepy.”
4. He shouted, “Come and play with me!”
5. Meena said, “Let’s draw a picture.”
6. They asked, “Can we go to the playground?”
7. The teacher asked, “Did you finish your reading?”
8. Veena told, “I have a new puppy.”
9. Sam asked, “What time is the game?”
10. Kani said, “I like pink balloons.”
Exercise 5 – Paragraph Editing
Maya looked up and told Sam, “Look at the red kite flying high in the sky.”
Sam pointed toward the pond and said, “I want to see the duck swimming there.”
Their mother reminded them, “Stay where I can see you and do not run too fast near the water.”
Maya nodded and told her mother, “We will be careful.”
She picked up a shiny stone and asked Sam, “Do you want this?”
Sam smiled and said, “I love it, thank you.”
Sam laughed and shouted, “I want to go to the swing.”
Maya grinned and said, “Let’s race there.”
Help your child master dialogue punctuation and become a confident writer with guided grammar practice.
They show the exact words someone speaks in a sentence.
They help children identify who is speaking and where speech begins and ends.
They often forget to place closing quotation marks after the spoken words.