Friendly Letters

Friendly Letters 5 Parts

Points to remember… • A friendly letter is also called a personal letter. • You use it to share news and feelings with friends and relatives. • It has 5 parts.

Date • The date is first part of a friendly letter. • It includes the month, day, and year. • The day and year are separated with a comma. Examples: March 3, 2008 December 10, 2006

Salutation or Greeting • The second part is the greeting or salutation. • You greet the person to whom you’re writing. • A comma always follows the greeting. Examples: Dear Grandma, My dear Janet,

Body • The main part of the letter is the body. • You write your message in the body. • Each paragraph of the body is indented.

Body Example: How are you, Aunt Janet? I’m great. I just got my report card, and I got straight As. Mom gave me $10.00. I bought a kickball.

Closing • You say “good-bye” in the closing of your letter. • A comma always follows the closing. Examples: Love, Sincerely, Yours truly,

Signature • This is the last part of a friendly letter. • It is your name or nickname in cursive. Examples: Joann Fred Peanut

Quick Quiz Fill in the blanks.

A letter has _________parts. • three • four • five

In the _____, you write your name. • greeting • closing • signature

You say “hello” or greet your friend in the ___________. • greeting • closing

You say “good-bye” in the_____________. • greeting • closing • signature

The part where you write your message is called the________. • greeting • closing • body

Check your answers. • five • signature • greeting • closing • body

Friendly Letters