Name: ______Date: ______

Friendly & Business Letter

Study Guide

Part 1 – Name all six parts of a business letter below.

______

______

______a. __Heading______

______

______

______b. __Inside Address______

______

Dear ______: c. ____Salutation______

______

______

______d. ___Body______

______

______

______

Sincerely, e. __Closing______

______f. __Signature______

Part 2 – Write the part of the business letter next to the description.

1. includes the writer’s address and date ___Heading______

2. is the way you end the letter (Yours Truly, Sincerely, Truly Yours) ____Closing______

3. is the greeting of the letter ____Salutation______

4. is the main part of the letter _____Body______

5. includes the name and address of the person to whom you are writing

___Inside Address______

Part 3 – Yes or No

1. You should put a comma after the salutation of a business letter _NO____

2. Love is an appropriate closing for a friendly letter _YES____

3. You should put a comma after the salutation of a friendly letter _YES____

4. You include your name in the heading _NO___

5. You indent each paragraph of the body in a block style business letter _NO___

6. A signature makes a letter official _YES____

Part 4 – Multiple Choice

1. The date is included in the

a. heading

b. inside address

c. return address

2. c/o stands for

a. company

b. corporate office

c. care of

3. The salutation for a friendly letter is usually

a. Dear ______,

b. Sincerely,

c. Love,

4. The inside address is the address of

a. the writer of the letter

b. the recipient (the person that receives the letter)

c. the company

5. The salutation for a business letter is usually

a. Dear ______:

b. Sincerely,

c. Love,

6. The punctuation following a salutation in a business letter is

a. a period

b. a colon

c. a comma

7. The punctuation following a salutation in a friendly letter is

a. a period

b. a colon

c. a comma

Part 5 – Address the following envelope:

Your Name
555 Trojan Trail
Glasgow, KY 42141
Mr. Norris
1234 Rockcreek Rd.
Bowling Green, KY 42101

Use the following addresses:

- Sender: Your Name and 555 Trojan Trail, Glasgow, KY 42141

- Sending to: Mr. Norris and 1234 Rockcreek Rd., Bowling Green, KY 42101