Informal letter format — English writing skills for kids

Writing tip

Address, date, Dear, body, Yours lovingly — “an informal letter to family or friends follows a fixed order”

1. Order: your address → the date → the greeting → the body → the closing → your name.
2. Greeting: “Dear” + the name you call the person + a comma (Dear Riya, Dear Grandma,).
3. Closing: “Yours lovingly,” (no apostrophe in Yours, a comma after it), then your name on the next line.

Use it for: Letters to grandparents, friends and cousins, and the informal letter question in Class 4–8 exams.

Worked example: Kabir is writing a letter to his friend Arjun. Which greeting is correct? → Dear Arjun,

✏️ Practice

Read every choice carefully, then tap the one that is written correctly. Stuck? Press “Show me how”.

🏁 Lesson 17 test

20 questions. Check each answer, then go to the next one. Get 16 or more right to pass.

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🖨️ Informal Letter Format Worksheet

• Worksheet set 1 (PDF)
• Worksheet set 2 (PDF)
• Worksheet set 3 (PDF)