Writing Cards

1.  Here are ten messages from ‘cards’. They all have one spelling mistake? Can you correct it?

1.  Get well soon. We all realy miss you here in the office! / 2.  Merry Christmas and Happy New year to you and you’re family. / 3.  I just wanted to send you a card to say thank u for all your help.
4.  Have a really good Cristmas and New Year. Have a good break! / 5.  Congratulationson the new addition to your family. Thinking of you. / 6.  I love you my darlin and want to spend the rest of my life with you. XXX
7.  Many happy returns. Have a great day and don’t drink to much! / 8.  I’m really sorry for what happened. I hope we can put it behind us and be freinds again. / 9.  Happy aniversary. I can’t believe it has been forty years. I still love you as much as I did when we met.

2.  Now decide who each message is to. Write the correct number next to description.

A girlfriend or boyfriend
A teacher at Christmas
A lady who’s just given birth
A sick secretary
A friend on his birthday.
A nurse
Anyone at Christmas
A person who had an argument
Someone who has been married for a long time

3.  Now write your own messages

1.  Happy Christmas to your girlfriend or boyfriend

2.  Happy birthday to your very old uncle.

3.  Well done card for your sister who passed her driving test

4.  Your neighbour had a new baby

5.  Say thanks for someone’s help

6.  A friend just got engaged

Writing Cards - answers

1.  Get well soon. We all really miss you here in the office!
2.  Merry Christmas and Happy New year to you and your family.
3.  I just wanted to send you a card to say thank you for all your help.
4.  Have a really good Christmas and New Year. Have a good break!
5.  Congratulations on the new addition to your family. Thinking of you.
6.  I love you my darling and want to spend the rest of my life with you. XXX
7.  Many happy returns. Have a great day and don’t drink too much!
8.  I’m really sorry for what happened. I hope we can put it behind us and be friends again.
9.  Happy anniversary. I can’t believe it has been forty years. I still love you as much as I did when we met.
6 / A girlfriend or boyfriend
4 / A teacher at Christmas
5 / A lady who’s just given birth
1 / A sick secretary
7 / A friend on his birthday.
3 / A nurse
2 / Anyone at Christmas
8 / A person who had an argument
9 / Someone who has been married for a long time