Formal Letters
Q.1. Write a letter to your uncle thanking him for the birthday present he had sent for you.
Q.2. Write a letter to your younger brother who has grown very weak. Suggest ways how he can improve his health.
Q.3. Write a letter to your elder sister on her birthday. She is away from home preparing for medical entrance exam.
Q.4. Write a letter to your father requesting him to buy you a cycle.
Q.5. Write a letter to your father requesting him to engage a tutor for you.
A. Letters to School Authority
Q.1. Write an application to your Principal requesting him to grant leave. Also mention reason/reasons. You are Kamal/Kamala.
Q.2. You are Nirmal/Nirmala, a student of Government High School, Gurgaon. Write an application to the Principal of your school, requesting him to allow you full fee concession.
Q.3. Write an application to your principal requesting him to grant you leave for ten days as you have to attend your brother’s marriage.
Q.4. You are Ruchi/Arpit. You have lost your library card. Write a letter to the librarian to issue you a duplicate card.
B. Complaint Letters
Q.1. You are Suman, living at 152-B, New Colony* Gurgaon. Write a letter to the Post Master of your locality* complaining that you have not received so far the gift parcel sent to you by your friend from the U.K.
Q.2. You are Nupur, a resident of Rajeev Nagar, Meerut. Write a letter to the Station House Officer, with a copy to the Deputy Commissioner complaining about the incidents of chain snatching in your locality.
Q.3. You are Sugandha, living at 102, Patliputra colony, Patna. Write a letter to the Chief engineer, Bihar State Electricity Board complaining against the frequent break down of electricity in your colony.
C. Letters to the Editor
Q.1. A hobby is a leisure time activity for pleasure. Do you think it should be made part of school curriculum? Express your considered opinion in a letter to the editor of a national daily.
Q.2. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper about the worsening law and order situation in your town.
Q.3. Senior citizens constitute a big chunk of our population. They are our guides, guardians and mentors. But are we doing something to keep thorn well-fed and secure? Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper expressing how you feel about the security of Senior citizens.
Q.4. You are Shobhit, a resident of Preet Vihar, New Delhi. Write a letter to the Editor of a leading newspaper telling him about nuisance of loudspeakers in your area.
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