LM WRITING COURSE
FORMAL EMAILS
Apart from the absence of postal addresses and a date, the format of a formal email is largely the
same as for a formal letter. Complete the details and tips with the options I the box.
Tony Mrs faithfully informal
Madam formal sincerely
Greetiing Signing off
Dear Mr/ 1)______ / Ms Mitchell, Yours 4)________,
Dear Sir/ 2)______, Yours 5)________,
Dear 3)_______Hickson, Best regards, Best,
To whom it may concern Regards, Kind regards
Your full name (and job title if relevant)
Tips
* Avoid 6)_________ language and exclamation marks.
* Unless you want to sound very 7)__________
you can use contractions occasionally, but they
should be generally avoided.
* Use separate paragraphs for different points,
and don’t let any paragraph get too long.
KEY
1 Mrs
2 Madam
3 Tony
4 sincerely
5 faithfully
6 informal
7 formal
