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Writing a Formal Letter

Authored by Margaret Anderson

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Writing a Formal Letter
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1.

LABELLING QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Label the organisational features of a formal letter, where you do not know the name of the person you are writing to.

a
d
f
g
e

Yours Faithfully

Your address

Their address

Leave a gap between each paragraph

Dear Mr ..........,

Dear Sir/Madam,

Yours sincerely

2.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If you were writing a ​ (a)   to an employer you would need to write a ​ (b)   .

job application
formal letter
thank you letter
news article
invitation
report about an event

3.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If you were writing a ​ (a)   to a business you would need to write a ​ (b)   .

complaint
formal letter
postcard
diary entry
set of instructions
news report

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

4.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When writing a formal letter, your tone should be ​ (a)   .

professional
humerous
friendly
persuasive

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

5.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When writing a formal letter you should avoid language that seems ​ (a)   or too ​ (b)   .

casual
business-like
professional
well-written
chatty
interesting
descriptive
engaging

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

6.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

You should aim to use a range of appropriate

7.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

You should leave a line between each

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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