Informal letters_collocations

Opening lines:

Sorry, my dear friend! I haven't written to you ...

• since ages

• for ages

• for age

• longer

Opening lines:
Hi! I haven't .... you for ages!

• hear from

• heard

• heard from

• hurt

Opening lines:
How are you? I just wanted to .... you how sorry I am ... what happened last time.

• say ... about

• tell ... about

• talk ... about

• tell ... for

Opening lines:
Dear Mike, thanks ..... the birthday present you gave me! I absolutely loved it.

• so much at

• such much

• so much for

• so many for

Opening lines:
Dear Mike, thanks so much for the ... to your BD party! I'd love to come.

• invite

• investment

• inviting

• invitation

Opening lines:
Sorry, I haven't ... for ages!

• write

• wrote

• writing

• written

Opening lines:
Hi, dear Tony! Sorry to ....that you haven't been ... well recently.

• listen ... feel

• hear ... feeling

• receive ... feel

• hear ... felt

Opening lines:
Hi, Alice! It's been a long time ... we wrote each other. How about ... next weekend with me?

• since ... spend

• from ... spending

• since ... spending

• since ... to spend

Opening lines:
Hi, Tony! Sorry, I haven't written to you for ... ! I have been really ... studying for my exams.

• ages .. busy

• age .. busy

• times .. busy

• ages .. bossy

Closing lines:
That's all ... now. Write ... soon.

• by .... back

• back ... all

• for ... back

• for ... to