Writing Formal and Informal Letters

A letter may be written to communicate something that’s difficult to say face-to-face.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Personal letters may be short or long but they are usually ________.

• formal 
• informal
• professional
• unimportant

_______ letters are letters to people who we don’t know on a personal level.

• Chain
• Informal
• Formal 
• Reference

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.SL.11-12.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2E

CCSS.W.11-12.1D

CCSS.W.9-10.1D

One may write a(n) ____ letter find out information, to apply for a job or a course,or to send an apology.

• formal 
• informal

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.SL.11-12.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2E

CCSS.SL.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2E

Information necessary to include in a formal letter are _______. 

• dates, names, and addresses
• dates, serial numbers, and locations
• date, relationship, and age
• date, preferred language, and race

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

______ letters are generally precise and to-the-point, without any unnecessary detail.

• Formal 
• Informal

The parts of a friendly letter are...

• heading, greeting, body, closing

• heading, greeting, body, closing, signature

• signature, heading, greeting, essay, closing

• body, signature

Emails, cell phones, and social media are slowly declining the use of personal letters.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Which of the following closings would be appropriate for a formal letter?

• Love,

• Your friend,

• Bye,

• Sincerely,

Which is the correct way to write a date in a letter?

• 4-12-18

• 4/12

• April 12, 2018

• April 12th