MP Board Formal Letter – To Principal for Leave (Solved)

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Overview

Formal Letter Rules

  • Use proper format: Sender’s Address → Date → Receiver’s Address → Subject → Salutation → Body → Closing → Signature/Name.

  • Keep tone formal and respectful.

  • Write clear purpose in the first paragraph; avoid extra stories.

Prompt / Question

Task
You are a student of Class X. Write a formal letter to your Principal requesting three days leave due to illness.

Format / Key Points

  • Sender’s Address
  • Date
  • Receiver’s Address (Principal, School name)
  • Subject (Request for leave)
  • Salutation (Respected Sir/Madam)
  • Body (reason + duration + request)
  • Closing (Thank you)
  • Yours obediently/sincerely + Name + Class/Section + Roll No.

Sample Answer

123, Shanti Nagar
Bhopal

25 January 2026

The Principal
ABC Public School
Bhopal

Subject: Request for three days leave

Respected Sir/Madam,
I am Rahul Sharma, a student of Class X-A (Roll No. 12). I have been suffering from fever and the doctor has advised complete rest for three days. Therefore, I request you to kindly grant me leave from 26 January 2026 to 28 January 2026.

I shall be thankful to you.

Yours obediently,
Rahul Sharma
Class X-A, Roll No. 12

Practice Set

  1. Write a letter to the Principal requesting permission to organize a class picnic.
  2. Write a letter to the Principal requesting a bonafide certificate.
  3. Write a letter to the Municipal Commissioner about garbage problem in your area.
  4. Write a letter to the Editor about increasing road accidents in your city.
  5. Write a letter to your father requesting money for books.

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