Homework 9

Letter Writing (Informal) 01

In English, informal letters are much more 'laid back', but there are still one or two things you should remember. Learn how to write letters to friends, relatives and people you know!

Here is our third Letter Writing quiz.

1. A letter to a friend is known as .......

   • A business letter
   • A formal letter
   • A letter of application
   • An informal letter
2. The first item given at the top right of the page is .......

   • Recipient address
   • Reference stating why you are writing
   • Sender address
   • The greeting or salutation
3. You greet your friend as .......

   • Dear ....... (first name)
   • Dear ....... (family name)
   • Dear Madam
   • Dear Sir
4. The information in your letter then follows as .......

   • A chapter
   • Columns
   • One block
   • Paragraphs
5. You begin a new paragraph .......

   • When you begin a new sentence
   • When you carry on an idea
   • When you change to a new idea
   • When you have more of the same information
6. The first sentence of a paragraph is called .......

   • The new sentence
   • The opening sentence
   • The paragraph sentence
   • The topic sentence
7. When writing an informal letter you might begin .......

   • How are you?
   • I write with reference to
   • Please find attached
   • To whom it may concern
8. When writing an informal letter include .......

   • Date
   • Recipient address
   • Reference stating why you are writing
   • Your signature and your printed name
9. In an informal letter your concluding paragraph says .......

   • You hope the recipient will read your application
   • You hope to read the recipient's news soon
   • You hope to read the sender's news soon
   • You will take the complaint further
10. You close the informal letter with .......

    • Best wishes/Regards/Love from
    • Yours
    • Yours faithfully
    • Yours sincerely