Question

Types of letters
Formalt Informal letters​

Answer 1

Answer:

Types of letters

• Formal letters
• Informal letters

• Audio letter.
• Business letter.
• Cease and desist letter.
• Chain letter.
• Cover letter.
• Crossed letter.
• Dear John letter.
• Epistle.
• official letter
• email letter
• Personal letters

A letter is said to be informal when it is written in a friendly manner, to someone you are familiar with. Formal letters are written for official or professional communication. On the other hand, informal letters are used for casual or personal communication. There is a manner prescribed for writing formal letters.

Types of informal letters

Informal letters are generally written to friends, acquaintances, relatives etc. Business Letter: This letter is written among business correspondents, generally contains commercial information such as quotations, orders, complaints, claims, letters for collections etc.

Types of formal letters

• Letter of Enquiry.
• Order Letter.
• Letter of Complaint.
• Reply to a Letter of Complaint.
• Promotion Letter.
• Sales Letters.
• Recovery Letters. etc...

Answer 2

Letter Writing

Letter writing is an important topic in the English writing skills section for school students. Everyone must know how to

write a letter. While writing a formal letter, one has to follow the format for letter writing. A formal letter can be written for various reasons. Here we have covered the format of a formal letter written for different purposes. On the other hand, an informal letter is written to one’s friends, family or relatives. As an informal letter is not an official letter, one does not have to follow the format of an informal letter strictly. Here, we will discuss samples of letter writing.

A letter is one person's written message to another pertaining to some matter of

common concern.

Letters are of two types –

1. Formal Letter

2. Informal Letter

Formal Letter

A Letter written for a formal purpose is called a Formal letter. It addresses a serious issue.

Let us discuss the types of formal letter

Types of Formal letter

1. Letter to the editor

2. Letter to the Government

3. Letter to the police

4. Letter to the principal

5. Order letter

6. Complaint letter

7. Inquiry letter

8. Business letter

9. Application letter for job

10. Letter to the Bank manager

11. Invitation letter

12. Resignation letter

13. Leave Application

14. Leave Application for marriage

15. Leave Application for maternity

FORMAL LETTER FORMAT

Format of a Formal Letter includes:

The following points need to be taken into consideration while writing a Formal

letter-

a. A Formal Letter strictly follows the prescribed Format for writing a Formal

Letter.

b. Use of colloquial words, abbreviations and slang language should be restricted

while writing a Formal letter.

c. A Formal Letter must be precise and to the point.

d. The Subject line is very important in a Formal Letter.

The Format of a Formal Letter is as follows –

1. Sender’s address: The address and contact details of the sender are written here.

Include email and phone number, if required or if mentioned in the question.

2. Date: The date is written below the sender’s address after Leaving one space or

line.

3. Receiver’s address: The address of the recipient of the mail (the officer / principal

/ Editor) is written here

4. Subject of the letter: The main purpose of the letter forms the subject. It must be

written in one line. It must convey the matter for which the letter is written.

5. Salutation (Sir / Respected sir / Madam)

6. Body: The matter of the letter is written here.

It is divided into 3 paragraphs as

follows -

Paragraph 1: Introduce yourself and the purpose of writing the letter in brief.

Paragraph 2: Give a detail of the matter.

Paragraph 3: Conclude by mentioning what you expect. (For example, a solution to

your problem, to highlight an issue in the newspaper, etc).

7. Complimentary Closing

8. Sender’s name, signature and designation (if any)

Informal Letter

A Letter written for an informal purpose is called an Informal letter. It is written for

a casual purpose.

Let us discuss the types of informal letter -

Types of Informal letter

1.Letter to parents

2. Letter to siblings

3. Letter to friends

4. Letter to classmates

5. Letter to neighbours

For complete details please see: Informal letter Format, Examples, Topics. What is

informal Letter?

Format of an Informal Letter

The following points need to be followed while writing an Informal letter-

a) An Informal Letter does not strictly follow the prescribed Format.

b) The language of an Informal Letter must be friendly and casual.

c) An Informal Letter can have extra information.

d) The Subject line is not required in an Informal Letter.

The Format of an Informal Letter is as follows –

1. Address: The address of the sender is followed by that of the receiver.

2. Date: The date is written below the address after leaving one line.

3. Salutation / Greeting (Dear / Hi / Hello

4. Body: The matter of the letter is written here. It is divided into 3 paragraphs as

follows -

a) Paragraph 1: beginning

b) Paragraph 2: Main content.

c) Paragraph 3: ending

5. Sender’s name and signature