By: Vaya Mehak
 Friendly Letter i s a
typeofl e t t e r written
to peoplewho areyour
relatives, friends,
peers,acquaintances
or anyonewith whom
you havea
relationship. I t i s
not a prerequisite
thatther ecipient has
to be yourf r i e n d ; i t
can be anyone with
whom you are f r i e n d l y .
 Friendly l e t t e r s come
underInformal Writing
becausethere areno
hard and f a s t r u l e s
f o r writin g them.
Therei s ‘Nothing
O f f i c i a l ’ about them.
And you don’t
a ctu a ll y need a s o l i d
reasonto writea l e t t e r
to af r i e n d . You can
write j u s t to say
‘ H e l l o ’ , ‘Gossip’ or
‘Share some memories’.
 HEADING:
Friendly letter heading includes
Senders Address and the Date.
The sender's address needs to be located at the
top of the page in the center or at the top right-
hand corner.
The date needs to be located under the sender's
address on the left-hand side of the page or
upper right hand corner above the greeting.
Skip a line between the date and the salutation.
It is not necessary to include address in
casual friendly letters.
 SALUTATION/ GREETINGS :
The Salutation (a.k.a. greeting) is a word of
greeting used to begin a letter. It is
courteous gesture and shows respect to the
receiver.
Salutation generally begins with Dear. Hi
or Hello is also used.
The greeting needs to be located under
the heading on the left-hand side of the
page.
 BODY:  SIGNATURE:
Body is the main part of the letter. It contains The signature is your signed name
information
the or message you are communicating comes
which under the
in your letter. closing.
Sign your name after a few
It is written in paragraph form. If you have your Printed Name, then sign above
spaces.
line
the containing your typed
 CLOSING: name.
Signature should be written in Black or Blue
Friendly letter closing includes gesture Ink.
respect
of and or
In the closing
gratitude. the first word is capitalized EXAMPLE:
comma
and a is placed after the last word.
Closing comes above your signature or
name.
When you are finished writing your letter, end
a closing, such
with
as:
 Sincerely
 Yours
Sincerely
 Love
 Regards
 Your friend
 Warm Regards
 Drafting – Drafting allows you to make a rough
work of the original one. Though mistakes can be
ignored by friends but in certain less formal
letters you have to ensure no mistakes on part of
grammar rules, punctuation, spelling, sentence
structure or word limit.
 Lengthy or Short – Most of the letters are advised
to be written in short and to the point. But when
writing friendly letters emotions matter rather than
the length of the letter.
 Be Creative – The informal nature of the
friendly letter allows you to be creative. You
can use fancy fonts in various colors . You can
vary fonts in each paragraph.
 Indention – Indenting paragraphs is mostly an
official practice but it is a good thing if you indent
your paragraphs. Indentation indicates the
beginning of a new paragraph. It makes the letter
appear in a proper structure.
 Printed or Handwritten - Friendly letters can
either be printed or hand-written. Use your
best handwriting so your friend can read your
letter.
 Post Script – Abbreviated as P.S. , it is used at
the end of the letter. In fact it cannot be
placed anywhere else as its usage is mean to
be such.
 Conventional or E-mail - The choice is yours, a
conventional mail will take more time to reach.
An electronic mail is faster and requires less
effort and no paper.
 Closing the Letter – Start the letter with
Gratitude and end it with the same. It is a not
only a professional courtesy but also a personal
one.
 Proofreading – Being an informal writing one
can say why to check? We make mistakes and
 Definition:

Friendly letter is a type of a letter written to whom you know you are friendly.
 The 5 parts of a Friendly letter:

o Heading

o Salutation/greeting

o Body

o Closing

o Signature

 Friendly letter writing tips:

o Drafting

o Lengthy or short

o Be creative

o Indention

o Printed or handwritten

o Post script

o Conventional or Email

o Closing the letter

o Proofreading