ICSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE FORMAL LETTER WRITING NOTES

 I. Personal Letters

(a) Family Letters

1. Letter from a father giving advice to his son who has taken admission in a college abroad
2. Letter from a son to his father expressing dislike of his present job 
3. Letter from a son to father, giving reasons for not getting married soon
4. Letter to younger brother advising him to take part in evening games
5. Letter to a father asking him for some money 
6. Letter to your mother telling her about your journey in a general compartment
7. Letter to a father, who is away from home
8. Letter to your father telling him about your plan to go to a village with a group of students to teach illiterate villagers
9. Letter to your mother expressing your concern and happiness on improvement in her health
10. Letter to your father about your sister’s result and how about of other family members 
11. Reply from a father to his son for above
12. Letter to your father in response to his concern about your job and life at a new place 
13. Letter from a brother to his newly married sister

(b) Letters to Relatives

1. Letter to a cousin informing him about your future plans of action
2. Letter to a younger cousin brother who has fallen into bad company
3. Letter to your aunt asking her about your cousin’s result
4. Letter to your uncle thanking him for the birthday gift you have received from him 
5. Letter to your cousin from Mohali where you have joined ISB (Indian School of Business) for pursuing your MBA 
6. Letter to your uncle on his 75th birthday

(c) Letters to Elderly People

1. Letter to your grandmother enquiring about her health and telling about your school dance
2. Letter to your grandfather who has just been discharged from the hospital
3. Letter to your uncle who recently retired as an army personnel

(d) Love Letters

1. Letter to wife
2. Letter to your brother expressing your love and concern about him
3. Letter to father/mother expressing your love on Fathers’/ Mothers’ day

II. Social Letters

(a) Letters to Friends

1. Letter to a friend telling him about the importance of Civil Services and how to make preparation for English paper
2. Letter to a friend telling him about your plan of establishing your own factory, after completion of your BE (Bachelor of Engineering)
3. Letter from a student to his friend, telling him about his first impression of the college
4. Letter to a friend describing the Annual Day celebrations in your school
5. Letter from a student to his friend, telling him about his first impression of the college
6. Letter to your friend from the hostel, telling him about an interesting weekend that you spent at your friend’s house recently
7. Letter to your friend about the futility of exploding crackers on Deepawali
8. Letter to your friend telling him about the sports tournament arranged by your club 
9. Letter to a friend inviting him to your village during summer vacations
10. Letter to a friend inviting him to join a picnic
11. Letter to a friend describing a visit to a hill station 
12. Letter to a friend about the advantages of stamp-collection
13. Letter to a friend abroad describing the festival of coloursHoli

(b) Invitations

Informal Invitations

1.  Letter of invitation to a dinner party
2. Letter of invitation to a picnic
3. Letter for accepting the invitation
4. Letter of invitation on marriage of daughter
5. Letter of invitation to your son’s birthday party

Formal Invitations

1. Letter of invitation to parents on Annual Day function
2. Letter of invitation for inauguration of cooperative store
3. Letter of invitation for inviting a person of repute as judge for a competition in the school
4. Letter for inviting a team of students and teachers for competition/workshops

(c) Congratulatory Letters and Letters Conveying Good Wishes

1. Letter to a friend who has passed with first division
2. Letter for congratulating a friend on getting a scholarship
3. Letter for congratulating a friend on passing CAT examination

(d) Letters of Apology 

1. Letter of apology for a late reply to an invitation
2. Letter of apology for thoughtlessness about personal and business image
3. Letter of apology to neighbour for breaking of window glass by his son
4. Letter of apology to a colleague for misunderstanding an act of generosity
5. Letter of apology to your sister

(e) Letters Offering Condolence and Expressing Sympathies

1. Letter to a friend consoling him on the death of his mother
2. Letter to a friend consoling him on the death of his mother
3. Letter offering your support to someone who has just lost his spouse
4. Letter of condolence on the death of an army personnel
5. Letter of sympathy to a friend who has lost his job 
6. Letter of sympathy to a friend on failure in an interview 

(f) Thank You Letters

1. Letter of thanks to a friend for a favour
2. Letter to a friend thanking for doing something thoughtful  
3. Letter of thanks to a friend for the congratulatory message on wedding anniversary
4. Letter of thanks for New Year greetings
5. Letter of thanks to a friend for financial help
6. Letter of appreciation for the services rendered