Formal Letter Format Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 18: Formal letter format · Set 290 · 40 questions

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,”.

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

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