Write a Letter for a Reason is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on a letter that asks, thanks, invites or informs, shaped to its reader, aligned to Common Core standard W.4.4. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 20 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.
Set 12 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 20 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two students have the same paper in front of them.
Write a Letter for a Reason
W.4.4
NameDate
Write on the lines. Use the checklist.
1.Write a polite letter to the people who run your local park, telling them the swings are broken and asking for them to be fixed.
I began with a greeting
I explained the problem
I asked for a fix
I stayed polite
2.Write a letter to a farm asking whether your class may visit, and saying what you hope to see.
I began with a greeting
I asked to visit
I said what we hope to see
I signed off politely
LessonPrint · W.4.4 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Write a Letter for a Reason
Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.
1.A polite complaint about the broken swings with a clear request to fix them.
2.A formal request to visit the farm stating what the class hopes to see.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.4.4 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.