Language Arts: Writing a Friendly Letter
Practice the parts of a friendly letter
Language Arts: Writing a Friendly Letter
Practice the parts of a friendly letter
Language Arts - Grade 2-3
- 1
Name the five main parts of a friendly letter.
Think about what goes at the top, middle, and end of a letter.
The five main parts of a friendly letter are the date, greeting, body, closing, and signature. - 2
Look at this greeting: Dear Sam. What punctuation mark should come after Sam in a friendly letter greeting?
A comma should come after Sam, so the greeting should be written as Dear Sam,. - 3
Choose the best greeting for a friendly letter to your teacher. A. Hello! B. Dear Ms. Lee, C. From Maya
A greeting usually begins with Dear.
The best greeting is Dear Ms. Lee, because it names the person who will receive the letter and uses a comma. - 4
Put these letter parts in the correct order: signature, date, body, greeting, closing.
The correct order is date, greeting, body, closing, and signature. - 5
Read the letter part: I hope you can come to my birthday party on Saturday. Which part of a friendly letter is this?
The body is where the writer shares ideas, news, or questions.
This is part of the body because it tells the main message of the letter. - 6
Write a friendly letter closing that could come before your name.
A correct closing could be Your friend, Sincerely, Love, or From, because these are polite ways to end a friendly letter. - 7
Fix the capitalization in this greeting: dear uncle joe,
Capitalize Dear and the names of people.
The corrected greeting is Dear Uncle Joe, because the first word and names should begin with capital letters. - 8
A friendly letter has this closing: your friend, What needs to be fixed?
The closing should begin with a capital letter, so it should be written as Your friend,. - 9
Label the missing part. A letter shows the date at the top, then Dear Mia, then a message, then Love,. What part should come after Love,?
The signature tells who wrote the letter.
The signature should come after Love, because the writer signs their name at the end of a letter. - 10
Write a date that could be used at the top of a friendly letter.
A correct date could be March 12, 2026. The date belongs at the top of a friendly letter. - 11
Read this letter: June 5, 2026 Dear Ben, I had fun at the park. Your friend, Max. Which part is the body?
Find the sentence that tells what the writer wants to say.
The body is I had fun at the park because it tells the message of the letter. - 12
Add a greeting to this letter. The letter is to your friend Lily.
A correct greeting is Dear Lily, because it names the person receiving the letter and ends with a comma. - 13
Write two sentences for the body of a friendly letter to a grandparent. Tell about something you did recently.
You can write about school, a game, a book, a trip, or time with family.
Student answers will vary. A good answer uses two complete sentences that tell a grandparent about something the student did recently. - 14
Match each letter part to its job: date, greeting, body, closing, signature. Jobs: tells when the letter was written, says hello, gives the message, says goodbye, tells who wrote the letter.
The date tells when the letter was written. The greeting says hello. The body gives the message. The closing says goodbye. The signature tells who wrote the letter. - 15
Write a complete friendly letter to a friend. Include the date, greeting, body, closing, and signature.
Use the order: date, greeting, body, closing, signature.
Student answers will vary. A complete answer includes a date, a greeting with a comma, a body with a clear message, a closing with a comma, and a signature.