ADJ
- lengthy, long
- brief, short
- ten-page, etc.
- rambling
- countless, endless, numerous
- She received countless letters of support while in jail
- occasional
- Apart from the occasional letter, they had not been in touch for years
- incoming
- The porter distributes incoming letters to the offices
- urgent
- airmail
- handwritten
- anonymous
- formal, official
- business
- personal
- confidential, private
- open, public
- The editor published an open letter to the prime minister
- circular
- chain
- form, standard
- specimen
- accompanying, covering, explanatory
- The conditions are explained in the accompanying letter. Send your CV with a covering letter
- thank-you
- I wrote my uncle a thank-you letter as soon as I opened the present
- congratulatory
- warning
- rejection
- I've had job interviews and received ten rejection letters. |
- resignation
- suicide
- fan
- love
- affectionate, intimate
- charming, delightful
- chatty, cheerful, friendly
- heartfelt, impassioned
- She wrote an impassioned letter to her local newspaper to complain about the new road
- courteous, polite
- apologetic
- angry, rude, strong, strongly-worded, threatening
- indignant
- critical
- frank
- poison pen
- He had been sending poison pen letters to his neighbours, hoping to make them move away
VERB + LETTER
- draft, write
- drafting an angry letter to the newspaper
- read
- get, have, receive
- I haven't had a letter from her for ages
- post, send
- fax
- deliver
- forward
- The letter was forwarded from my old address
- register
- seal
- open
- acknowledge, answer, reply to, respond to
- I was angry that they didn't even acknowledge my letter
- address
- The letter was addressed to me
- sign
- publish
- The newspaper refused to publish the letter
LETTER + VERB
- arrive, come, reach sb
- I hope my last letter has reached you
- be dated …
- The letter is dated 7 July
- cross
- Our letters crossed in the post
- be lost, go astray
- announce sth, ask (sb) sth, begin, start (off)
- The letter started off by thanking us for our offer
- continue, go on
- His letter wen
- conclude, end
- The letter concluded with a threat of possible legal action
- contain sth
- The letter contained information that only the killer could know
- enclose sth
- The charity received an anonymous letter enclosing a large cheque
- appear
- A letter headed 'Advertising Mania' appeared in the paper
LETTER + NOUN
- writing
- box
- The postman put a bundle of letters through the letter box
- bomb
PREP
- by ~
- Please reply by letter
- in a/the ~
- In your letter of 5 June …
- ~ about/ concerning/regarding, ~ from, ~ of
- a letter of application/apology
- ~ to
- a letter to the editor
ADJ
- big, large
- block, capital, upper-case
- Fill in the form in block letters
- lower-case, small
- bold
- initial
- The company's name is made from the initial letters of his children's names
- double
- Words with double letters, such as 'accommodation' , are commonly misspelt
- silent
- words such as 'debt' and 'half' , which contain silent letters
PREP
- in … ~s
- His name was written in large white letters over the doorway
PHRASES
- the letters of the alphabet