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Primary English Letter and Email Writing, Paper 4: common mistakes redone
Primary English Letter and Email Writing, Paper 4: common mistakes redone
Redo the ten errors pupils make most: complain and complaint, subject lines, greetings, where the name goes, time sums and contractions.
Focus Complain is the verb and complaint the noun, a subject line names the matter and the date, a teacher gets Dear with a surname, the writer signs after the closing, and formal emails avoid contractions.
01 Paper details (check answers afterwards)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Questions | 10 |
| Suggested time | 25 |
| Difficulty mix | Foundation 4 · Intermediate 3 · Challenge 2 · Error redo 1 |
| Chapter | Chapter: Primary English: Writing a Letter or Email |
| Level | P4 to P6 |
02 Questions (10 items)
- FoundationWhich is correct in a complaint email: I am writing to complaint or I am writing to complain?
- FoundationWrite a subject line for an email telling school your child was absent on 6 May.
- FoundationYou email your teacher Miss Wong. Which greeting is right?
- FoundationWhere does the writer put her own name in a letter to a company?
- IntermediateThe fair starts at 10 a.m. and helpers must arrive 30 minutes early. What time is that?
- IntermediateWhich is a full sentence stating the purpose of an email?
- IntermediateA paragraph lists a broken window and a late bus. What should the writer do?
- ChallengeYou write to a friend you have not seen for a year. Which closing fits best?
- ChallengeIn a formal email, which version avoids a contraction?
- Error redoCorrect the answer: Q. What is wrong with the subject line Hello? A. Nothing, Hello is friendly.
03 Answers and one-line notes
| # | Answer | One-line note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | I am writing to complain | Complain is the verb and complaint the noun. |
| 2 | Absence on 6 May | A subject line names the matter and the date: Absence on 6 May. |
| 3 | Dear Miss Wong, | Dear Miss Wong is right for a teacher; Hi! is far too casual. |
| 4 | at the end, after the closing | The writer signs at the end, after the closing. |
| 5 | 9:30 a.m. | Thirty minutes before ten o clock is 9:30 a.m. |
| 6 | I am writing to ask about the school trip. | A purpose sentence needs a subject and a verb. |
| 7 | split them into two paragraphs, one point each | One point per paragraph keeps two problems readable. |
| 8 | Best wishes | Best wishes suits an old friend; Yours faithfully sounds cold. |
| 9 | I cannot attend the meeting. | Formal emails avoid contractions such as can’t. |
| 10 | It names nothing; write the matter and the date. | A subject line of Hello says nothing; name the matter and the date. |
04 What to do after marking
- After marking, redo only the wrong items and write down which step went wrong (formula, unit, or misread number).
- Repeat the same item two days later; move to the next paper only when both attempts are correct.
- Parents only need the answer and note columns; there is no need to explain every item.
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