Informal Letter Writing
Letters to Friends & FamilyLearn to write a friendly letter with the correct format!
📖 Let’s Learn Informal Letter Writing!
An informal letter is a letter you write to someone you know well — a friend, cousin, parent, or grandparent. It is friendly, personal, and warm.
Even though we have phones and WhatsApp today, letter writing is still important! It is tested in school exams, and writing a real letter to someone shows extra love and effort. Let us learn the correct format!
💡 The Rule
An informal letter has 5 parts:
1. Your address + date (top right)
2. Greeting (Dear ___,)
3. Body (the main message — 2-3 paragraphs)
4. Closing (Yours lovingly, / Your friend,)
5. Your name
🎯 Key Concept
📍 Address + Date (top right corner)
👋 Dear Aarav, (greeting)
📝 Body (your message in paragraphs)
💝 Yours lovingly, (closing)
✍️ Priya (your name)
📋 The 5 Parts of a Letter
Your address and today’s date — top right corner
Dear Aarav, / Dear Grandma, / Dear Papa,
Your message — 2-3 short paragraphs
Yours lovingly, / Your friend, / With love,
Sign your name below the closing
Friendly, warm, and personal!
✉️ Word Groups & Examples
Learn with organized examples and sentences!
Letter to a Friend (Birthday Invite)
Letter to Grandma (Sharing News)
Letter to a Cousin (Summer Plans)
Key Phrases for Letters
📢 Read the Letter Parts in Order
Say each part of a letter from top to bottom!
✏️ Letter Format Quiz
Choose the right answer!
1. The address goes in the ___ corner.
2. A letter to a friend starts with “Dear ___,”
3. The body has ___ paragraphs.
4. A letter to grandma might close with…
5. After the closing, you write your ___.
🎯 Which Part of the Letter?
Click each to identify which part it belongs to!
Click any to check!
📝 Read This Complete Letter
Read from top to bottom — notice all 5 parts!
12, Rose Lane, Pune — 15th March 2026
Dear Aarav,
How are you? I hope you are doing well in school. I miss playing cricket with you!
I am writing to invite you to my birthday party on 22nd March. It will be at my house from 4 PM. We will have cake, games, and a treasure hunt!
Please come with your family. It will be so much fun!
Your friend, Priya
Memory Trick
Remember the 5 parts with your fingers:
👍 Thumb = Address + Date
👆 Index = Greeting (Dear…)
🖕 Middle = Body (message)
💍 Ring = Closing (Yours lovingly)
🤙 Pinky = Your Name
🎮 Informal Letter Writing Quiz
Test what you’ve learned!
How many parts does an informal letter have?
Where does the address go?
An informal letter is written to…
The greeting is…
The body usually has…
Which is a good closing?
What comes after the closing?
An informal letter tone is…
🎉 Quiz Complete!
0/8Fun Facts
Before email and WhatsApp, people sent millions of letters every day! India Post delivers over 6 billion letters per year — that is more than almost any other country!
The oldest letter ever found is over 4,000 years old! It was written on a clay tablet in ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq). People have been writing letters for a VERY long time!
🧠 Tips for Parents
Write a Real Letter
Help your child write an actual letter to a grandparent or cousin. Post it! Getting a real letter back is magical.
Exam Practice
Letter writing is common in exams. Practice the format weekly: address, greeting, body, closing, name.
Email Counts Too
Show your child that emails follow a similar structure. Even WhatsApp messages can be structured: greeting, message, closing.