Manners Word Search
Manners have been written down for centuries. Erasmus published a guide to polite conduct in 1530 that still gets quoted, and the words gathered here cover much of the same ground.
Manners word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- excuse me
- greeting
- listening
- napkin
- please
- polite
- sharing
- sorry
- thank you
- waiting
Manners word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- excuse me
- greeting
- handshake
- kindness
- knocking
- listening
- napkin
- please
- polite
- respect
- sharing
- sorry
- taking turns
- thank you
- waiting
Manners word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- chewing
- excuse me
- greeting
- handshake
- holding door
- kindness
- knocking
- listening
- napkin
- please
- polite
- quiet voice
- respect
- sharing
- sorry
- taking turns
- thank you
- tidy up
- waiting
- you are welcome
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Words in the Manners word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- please
- The word you add when you ask for something
- thank you
- What you say after someone helps or gives
- sorry
- What you say when you have done something wrong
- sharing
- Letting others use something that belongs to you
- waiting
- Letting your turn come without pushing ahead
- napkin
- A cloth or paper square for wiping hands and mouth
- greeting
- A friendly word or wave when you meet someone
- excuse me
- What you say to pass by or to interrupt politely
- listening
- Staying quiet and attentive while another person talks
- polite
- Acting with good manners toward other people
- knocking
- Tapping a door before you open it and go in
- taking turns
- Each person acting in order instead of all at once
- handshake
- Gripping and shaking hands as a greeting
- kindness
- Acting in a caring way toward other people
- respect
- Treating people and their things with care
- tidy up
- Putting things back where they belong after use
- chewing
- Breaking food up with your teeth, done with lips closed
- quiet voice
- Speaking softly in libraries, theaters and waiting rooms
- holding door
- Keeping a door open for the person behind you
- you are welcome
- The usual reply when someone thanks you
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