Name : ____________________ Class : __________

PARTS OF A PERSONAL LETTER

Match the definition/terms to the correct part of the letter by drawing a line from the letter
part to the correct definition.

a. Date when the letter is

BODY written

b. Place where you are

SIGNATURE writing from

c. After thought in a letter.

CLOSURE You begin with P.S. and
end it with your initials.

d. The part indicates the

INTRODUCTION letter is going to end.

COMPLIMENTARY e. Short expressions like

“love you”, “love”.
CLOSE

f. Greeting and the person’s

ADDRESS name you are writing to

g. Signature or initials of the

POSTSCRIPT P.S. writer.

h. The main part of the letter.

SALUTATION & It includes what you want
NAME to write to the other
person.

i. The opening of the letter

usually starts with how are
DATE you or refers to previous
letter.
 EXPRESSION IN PERSONAL LETTER
Please find the expressions based on the categories and put the expressions bellow the
categories!
Gratitude
Giving Advice
I’m just writing to thank
you for ...
Bad news, I’m afraid, but no
way to avoid it, so here it
goes ...
Well, I thought about it and
if I were you, I would ...
It was heart wrenching to
read about ...
I think you shouldn’t ...
Asking for help Apologizing
Delivering bad news Delivering good news
Words are not enough to erase
I’m sure that you will be
the pain I have given you but I
interested to know that ...
want to say how sorry I am ...
In your last letter you said you
I hope it’s not too much to
weren’t sure what course of
ask but ...
action to take, I suggest ...
OMG!!! You’ll never guess I would like to apologize for
what happened! ...
I wonder if I could you a favor.
I am grateful for ...
Could you ... ?
Thank you very much for ... I’m sorry that ...