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Write a Thank-You Letter is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on writing a friendly letter shaped to its reader and its purpose, aligned to Common Core standard W.3.4. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 18 of them with different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Write a Thank-You Letter

W.3.4

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Write on the lines. Use the checklist.

1.Write a thank-you letter to a bus driver, crossing guard or school cook who helps you.
  • I wrote a greeting
  • I said how they help
  • I wrote a closing and my name
2.Write a thank-you letter to the head of your school for a new piece of playground equipment.
  • I wrote a polite greeting
  • I named the equipment
  • I said how we use it
  • I wrote a polite closing

LessonPrint · W.3.4 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Write a Thank-You Letter

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A thank-you letter to a named helper saying how they help, with a greeting, closing and name.
  2. 2.A polite thank-you letter to the head of school naming the playground equipment and how it is used, with greeting and closing.

Questions about Write a Thank-You Letter

What does the Write a Thank-You Letter worksheet cover?

It practices writing a friendly letter shaped to its reader and its purpose — 2 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core W.3.4: Organize a piece of writing to suit the job it has to do. The instruction to students is “Write on the lines. Use the checklist”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Write a Thank-You Letter practice?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.4 — W.3.4, under Writing for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Write a Thank-You Letter is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on W.3.4, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Write a Thank-You Letter come with an answer key?

Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Write a Thank-You Letter can I print?

25 versions, of which 18 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two students still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.

Is Write a Thank-You Letter free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Write a Thank-You Letter, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.3.4 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.