How to Write an English Letter for Class 10 - CBSE ARC

Letter writing is still critical in personal and professional life. In class 10 letter writing is a part of writing section. Letter writing contains 5 marks. 3 marks for content including format and letter body, 1 mark for grammar fluency and other 1 mark for accuracy of spelling and the correct presentation. Letter is divided into two types one is Formal letter and the second is an Informal letter. In class 10 only formal letters asked by CBSE in Final board examination. How to Write a Letter for Class 10? A good letter format fetch marks easily.

What are the various types of letters that CBSE ask in class 10 board examination?

CBSE ask various types of letters in board examination. CBSE board examination check the students' capabilities to write letter on societal problem, Placing an order, Enquiry letter and Complaint letter. Students need to express views on social cause like child labour and rush driving by school or college bus drivers. Poor sanitation at public places. Problems arise due to road potholes, poor traffic management, major accidents on the roadside. Women empowerment in village areas. Here are some topics of letter writing for class 10.

• Letter to the editor: Letter to editor is widely requested by CBSE in class 10 in English board examination. The writing mostly includes the letter to the editor. A letter to editor means how a student can express his/her opinion publicly. Although, it also enables them to influence a wider section of society addressing an issue or from specific circumstances.
• Letter of enquiry: The enquiry letter includes planning any trip, vacation, applying for an internship and enrollment in any academy and courses. Enquiry letters are easy to write and less effort is needed to complete the enquiry letter. The enquiry letter includes a formal request from any person. This includes enquiry of enrollment in any course, enrollment in any sports team, English speaking classes enquiry. The enquiry needs to seek various forms of information, for instance, duration of courses, timing, fees, and lesson planning.
• Placing an order letter: Placing an order letter is also important and CBSE wants students to write a good content in placing an order letter. Placing an order includes ordering books, products, sports equipment. Placing an order letter includes placing an order to any tech or non-tech companies. Placing an order on behalf of your school, college and university. The letter should be formal. The letter contains a box where a student needs to write serial number, particular and how many items are needed.
• Complaint letter: Complaint letter includes complaining about any societal issue. though, addressing circumstances that restrict the social benefits. the complaint letter should be written in a balanced form with positive aspects. A complaint letter is written formally to an authority or administrator. The complaint letter includes societal issues like road jams due to rainwater logging, poor management of municipal Corporation, child labour, failure of any government schemes, poor working conditions of workers, any machine or technological equipment issues.

 How to write a perfect letter in class 10?

Letter writing is easy, and one can easily fetch 5 out of 5 marks in letter writing by following these steps. The format of letter writing is very important. The good format of letter can easily grab good marks. Follow the below points to write a good letter for class 10 CBSE board Examination.

1. Write the sender's address and it should be concise for instance House no. 185 Saket Nagar, Kanpur 208014. Always place senders address on paper margin to make it look better.
2. The date must be written in this way 15 September 20XX and avoid writing 15/09/20XX this is the incorrect way to write date while writing letter.
3. After mentioning date, the receiver address must be written properly for instance The Manager, Patel Nagar Delhi.
4. The subject must be written in precise and short sentence and underline the subject with a pencil to make it more eye-catching. subjects can be written optionally before and after "Respected sir/ma'am". CBSE follow both ways of writing subjects in board examination.
5. Start the letter with a formal expression. one must write respected sir/ma'am but previously it was written "Dear sir or ma'am". CBSE Examiner does not accept "Dear sir" one should write Respected sir it's a formal expression.
6. Start letter introduction like "Through this letter of mine I would like to draw your kind attention towards my locality" then mention issues and problems that one is facing. on the contrary, start the second paragraph by elaborating viewpoints and add necessary details in points if needed.
7. Close your letter by mentioning "Thanking you", "Yours sincerely", "Your obediently, and "Your truly". Mention name as per the question requirement.

Here are some sample of letter writing for class 10

Question 1. You are Aman/Anamika from 265 Chakia, Bihar write a letter to the editor of the Hindustan Times, New Delhi. The main road and highway are jamming due to rainwater. Rainwater flooding Delhi roads and it may cause heavy traffic and even blocking the main roads. (5 Marks)

265, Chakia

Bihar

15 September, 20XX

The Editor

The Hindustan times

New Delhi

Subject: Water logging issue on roadside

Respected sir,

Through this letter of mine, I would like to draw your kind attention towards my city. The rainwater-logging is a major concern. Rainwater on roadside is causing traffic jams, damage to road and private and public properties, and causing health hazard problems due to water logging. This may cause malaria and dengue in monsoon season. The municipal corporation needs to focus on these areas to maintain the proper flow of water on the sewage. A good drainage system should be implemented for the better flow of water in sewage. Green space should be provided on the roadside. People are getting drown due to water logging. If these do not get immediate attention, then major accidents and social issues may arise day by day. The water can be maintained in the following ways. Permeable roads, proper sewage management, rainwater harvesting should be implemented to avoid water logging on roadside areas. Kindly publish this letter in your esteemed newspaper to increase awareness among people.

Yours sincerely

Aman/Anamika

Question 2. You are Sumit/Sumitra from Pitampura Delhi, you want enrollment in Khan English speaking classes New Delhi. You have seen their advertisement in the classified in Times of India newspaper. Write an enquiry letter to Khan's English-Speaking classes.

Pitampura, 110034

New Delhi

15 September 20XX

The manager

Khan English Speaking Classes

New Delhi

Subject: Enquiry for English speaking course

Respected sir,

Through this letter of mine, I would like to enquire for the latest basic "English-speaking course". I am Sumit/Sumitra from Pitampura, Delhi. Currently, I am in class 10, and I saw your English-speaking course information in advertisement in the Times of India. I want to speak English fluently and to influence my friends and family. Kindly provide fees structure, duration of course, timing and what kind of books are needed to enhance English speaking. What would be the lesson planning of the English-speaking course? I want to fix my broken English. I am eagerly waiting to enroll myself in this course.

Yours truly

Sumit/Sumitra

Question 3. You’re Abhishek/Anisha from 67 sector Gurgaon. Write a letter to the manager of the smartphone point, you've recently ordered Smartphone and it's not working properly, and it is causing unnecessary vibrating sound. Write a letter to replace or to repair as soon as possible.

Sector 67 Gurgaon

Haryana 122102

15 September 20XX

The Manager

The Smartphone Point

Hyderabad

Subject: Replacement of smartphone due to technological error

Respected sir,

I've recently bought a brand-new Samsung smartphone last week. I am your regular customer. The smartphone is working properly but when any person is calling me the smartphone causing unnecessary vibration. The smartphone had an issue. I need to replace my phone. if it is not possible then kindly repair my phone as soon as possible. I've my smartphone retail bill, all documents and phone box. I hope you understand this matter and take a positive action in the coming weeks.

Yours Obediently

Abhishek/Anisha

Question 4. You're Shubham/Shabnam from 47 sectors Noida. As a school captain write a letter to the manager of India sports equipment shop AIRIA Mall Gurgaon. Add necessary items you needed on sports day. Ask for a discount while you're making a bulk purchase.

47 South Noida

South Extension

15 September 20XX

The Manager

AIRIA Mall Sector 68

Gurgaon

Subject: Sports equipment needed for school for various age groups

Respected ma’am,

Through this letter of mine, I want to place an order on behalf of my school which is in sector 47 Noida. Our school need sports equipment from your well-known sports shop. We recently purchased cricket and leather balls. Now we need the following particular items for our school. 

We are going to organize sports day in November. Kindly provide us these sports items as soon as possible. As we are your regular customer kindly do discount and attach invoice and tax documents along with price tags on sports items.

Yours sincerely

Subham/Sabnam

Question 5. Your family has planned a trip in summer vacation to Shimla. Write Letter to the hotel manager of Radisson Jass, Shimla. Ask for hotel details and family trip packages.

House No. 26, Kankana wadi

Karnataka

24 September, 20XX

The Hotel Manager

Radisson Jass Hotel

Shimla

Subject: Enquiry letter for family package to Shimla

Respected sir,

Through this letter of mine. I would like an enquiry for 5D/4N trip to Shimla. My family is planning a trip this summer vacation to Shimla. I want to stay at your famous hotel Radisson Jass Hotel. What is the price for 5 family members for 5D/4N? Are breakfast and other meals included? is car parking, spa, hospital, children's park, temple available. Kindly provide us contact number, hotel policies and hotel key features.

Yours Truly

Shaksham/Suhani

Conclusion

Letter writing for class 10 is very important and by following the above steps one can easily fetch good score in CBSE final English board examination. Letter writing is also going to be the part of English syllabus in Class XI and XII. Learn the above format and read few more letters to get a clear idea about letter writing.