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Formal Letter Format Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 18: Formal letter format · Set 239 · 40 questions
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Writing tip (Sir → faithfully, a name → sincerely): Order: your address → the date → the receiver’s address → the subject → the greeting → the body → the closing → name and signature. Greeting: “Dear Sir,” / “Dear Madam,” / “Dear Sir/Madam,” when you do not know the name; “Dear Mrs Rao,” when you do. Closing: no name in the greeting → “Yours faithfully,”; a name in the greeting → “Yours sincerely,”.

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  1. 1.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Singh,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
  2. 2.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Rao,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours sincerely,
  3. 3.A formal letter begins with “Dear Sir,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
  4. 4.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Khan,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
  5. 5.In a formal letter, what comes just before the date? (a) your address (b) the subject (c) the receiver's address (d) the greeting
  6. 6.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Iyer,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
  7. 7.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Mehta,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours sincerely,
  8. 8.A formal letter begins with “Dear Dr Nair,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours sincerely,
  9. 9.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Das,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours sincerely,
  10. 10.You are writing to the Principal, Ms Gill. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Ms Gill. (b) Dear, Ms Gill (c) Hi Gill! (d) Dear Ms Gill,
  11. 11.You are writing a letter to the Principal about a broken water cooler. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (b) Subject: Order for a dictionary (c) Subject: Broken water cooler (d) Subject: Garbage on our street
  12. 12.You are writing to the Manager of a shop but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Friend, (b) Dear Yash, (c) Dear Sir/Madam, (d) Hi there!
  13. 13.You are writing to the Bank Manager but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi there! (b) Dear Farhan, (c) Dear Sir/Madam, (d) Dear Friend,
  14. 14.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Nair,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours sincerely,
  15. 15.You are writing a letter to the Sports Teacher asking to join the football team. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Joining the football team (b) Subject: Thanks for the school trip (c) Subject: Order for a dictionary (d) Subject: Request for new storybooks
  16. 16.In a formal letter, what comes just before the closing? (a) your address (b) the subject (c) the body (d) the receiver's address
  17. 17.You are writing to the Municipal Officer, Ms Das. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi Das! (b) Dear Ms Das. (c) Dear Ms Das, (d) Dear, Ms Das
  18. 18.You are writing a letter to the Traffic Police about a broken traffic light. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Broken traffic light (b) Subject: Request for new storybooks (c) Subject: Stray dogs in our area (d) Subject: Request for a school picnic
  19. 19.In a formal letter, what comes just after the greeting? (a) the date (b) your address (c) the body (d) the closing
  20. 20.You are writing to the Editor but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Farhan, (b) Dear Friend, (c) Dear Sir/Madam, (d) Hi there!
  21. 21.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Kapoor,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
  22. 22.In a formal letter, what comes just after the closing? (a) the body (b) the date (c) the receiver's address (d) name and signature
  23. 23.In a formal letter, what comes just before name and signature? (a) the body (b) your address (c) the closing (d) the greeting
  24. 24.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Patel,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours lovingly, (c) Yours faithfully,
  25. 25.You are writing to the Municipal Officer, Dr Fernandes. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi Fernandes! (b) Dear, Dr Fernandes (c) Dear Dr Fernandes, (d) Dear Dr Fernandes.
  26. 26.A formal letter begins with “Dear Madam,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
  27. 27.In a formal letter, what comes just after your address? (a) name and signature (b) the date (c) the receiver's address (d) the subject
  28. 28.In a formal letter, what comes just before the body? (a) the greeting (b) your address (c) name and signature (d) the closing
  29. 29.You are writing to the Librarian but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Kunal, (b) Dear Friend, (c) Dear Sir/Madam, (d) Hi there!
  30. 30.You are writing a letter to the Electricity Officer about power cuts. Which subject line is best? (a) Subject: Joining the football team (b) Subject: Opening a savings account (c) Subject: Frequent power cuts (d) Subject: Broken water cooler
  31. 31.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Mehta,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
  32. 32.In a formal letter, what comes just after the receiver's address? (a) the subject (b) the body (c) the greeting (d) the date
  33. 33.You are writing to the Manager of a shop, Ms Fernandes. Which greeting is correct? (a) Hi Fernandes! (b) Dear Ms Fernandes. (c) Dear, Ms Fernandes (d) Dear Ms Fernandes,
  34. 34.In a formal letter, what comes just before the greeting? (a) your address (b) name and signature (c) the subject (d) the receiver's address
  35. 35.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mr Reddy,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
  36. 36.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Nair,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours lovingly, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours faithfully,
  37. 37.In a formal letter, what comes just before the receiver's address? (a) the closing (b) the subject (c) the date (d) your address
  38. 38.You are writing to the Municipal Officer but you do not know the name. Which greeting is correct? (a) Dear Simran, (b) Dear Friend, (c) Dear Sir/Madam, (d) Hi there!
  39. 39.A formal letter begins with “Dear Mrs Fernandes,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours sincerely, (b) Yours faithfully, (c) Yours lovingly,
  40. 40.A formal letter begins with “Dear Ms Kapoor,”. Which closing is correct? (a) Yours faithfully, (b) Yours sincerely, (c) Yours lovingly,

Answer key

  1. Yours sincerely,
  2. Yours sincerely,
  3. Yours faithfully,
  4. Yours sincerely,
  5. your address
  6. Yours sincerely,
  7. Yours sincerely,
  8. Yours sincerely,
  9. Yours sincerely,
  10. Dear Ms Gill,
  11. Subject: Broken water cooler
  12. Dear Sir/Madam,
  13. Dear Sir/Madam,
  14. Yours sincerely,
  15. Subject: Joining the football team
  16. the body
  17. Dear Ms Das,
  18. Subject: Broken traffic light
  19. the body
  20. Dear Sir/Madam,
  21. Yours sincerely,
  22. name and signature
  23. the closing
  24. Yours sincerely,
  25. Dear Dr Fernandes,
  26. Yours faithfully,
  27. the date
  28. the greeting
  29. Dear Sir/Madam,
  30. Subject: Frequent power cuts
  31. Yours sincerely,
  32. the subject
  33. Dear Ms Fernandes,
  34. the subject
  35. Yours sincerely,
  36. Yours sincerely,
  37. the date
  38. Dear Sir/Madam,
  39. Yours sincerely,
  40. Yours sincerely,

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