Golden Words Worksheet: Practice Using 'Excuse Me', 'Please', 'Thank You', and 'Sorry'
This worksheet teaches children ages 3-5 when and how to use four essential polite phrases — 'Excuse Me,' 'Please,' 'Thank You,' and 'Sorry' — by choosing the correct one to complete everyday social scenarios. Learning to match the right polite phrase to the right situation, rather than just memorizing the words, builds real social communication skills that children use constantly in daily interactions.
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Month 3: Learning & Development | Ages 5-6Curriculum
How to use this worksheet
Read the first sentence or scenario aloud together, describing what's happening in the situation. Ask your child which of the four golden words fits best, and why. Have them write or choose the correct polite word to fill in the blank. Continue through each scenario on the page, talking through the reasoning behind each choice as you go.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Eraser
Extension activities
- •Role-play different scenarios where these phrases are used, like bumping into someone or wanting a toy from someone else.
- •Create a poster with the four golden words and their meanings to hang somewhere visible at home.
- •Write a short story together where a character uses all four golden words at different points.
- •Practice a 'polite phrase of the day' challenge, using one target phrase as often as naturally possible.
- •Read a book about manners together and spot any golden words the characters use.
Tips for parents and teachers
Model the correct use of these words yourself throughout the day, since children learn social language more from what they hear modeled than from a worksheet alone. Praise your child specifically when they use one of the phrases appropriately in real life, not just on the page, to reinforce the transfer from paper to practice. Keep the scenarios relatable to your child's actual daily experiences for the lesson to stick best.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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