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Which Part of the Letter? is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on sorting each line of a friendly letter into the part it belongs to, aligned to Common Core standard W.3.4. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask 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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Which Part of the Letter?

W.3.4

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Sort each line into the right column.

1.Sort each one: Date or Greeting or Body or Closing or Signature?

Sort: Dear Grandma,, Dear Dr. Lee,, Rosa, Ella, February 9, 2026, My tooth does not hurt anymore., November 2, 2025, Thank you again,, Our new town has a pond with ducks., Your student,

DateGreetingBodyClosingSignature
2.Sort each one: Date or Greeting or Body or Closing or Signature?

Sort: Our team won the last game of the season., Thank you for reading to our class., See you soon,, October 12, 2025, Sami, Love,, Dear Ms. Patel,, Nora, August 30, 2025, Dear Tia,

DateGreetingBodyClosingSignature
3.Sort each one: Date or Greeting or Body or Closing or Signature?

Sort: Your friend,, May 4, 2026, Dear Coach Ruiz,, Omar, I lost my first tooth at lunch today., Leo, April 22, 2026, Your pen pal,, Dear Uncle Ben,, Can you come to our picnic on Saturday?

DateGreetingBodyClosingSignature

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

Answer key — Which Part of the Letter?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Dear Dr. Lee, — Greeting 2. Dear Grandma, — Greeting 3. Ella — Signature 4. February 9, 2026 — Date 5. My tooth does not hurt anymore. — Body 6. November 2, 2025 — Date 7. Our new town has a pond with ducks. — Body 8. Rosa — Signature 9. Thank you again, — Closing 10. Your student, — Closing
  2. 2.1. August 30, 2025 — Date 2. Dear Ms. Patel, — Greeting 3. Dear Tia, — Greeting 4. Love, — Closing 5. Nora — Signature 6. October 12, 2025 — Date 7. Our team won the last game of the season. — Body 8. Sami — Signature 9. See you soon, — Closing 10. Thank you for reading to our class. — Body
  3. 3.1. April 22, 2026 — Date 2. Can you come to our picnic on Saturday? — Body 3. Dear Coach Ruiz, — Greeting 4. Dear Uncle Ben, — Greeting 5. I lost my first tooth at lunch today. — Body 6. Leo — Signature 7. May 4, 2026 — Date 8. Omar — Signature 9. Your friend, — Closing 10. Your pen pal, — Closing

Questions about Which Part of the Letter?

What does the Which Part of the Letter? worksheet cover?

It practices sorting each line of a friendly letter into the part it belongs to — 3 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 “Sort each line into the right column”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Which Part of the 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?

Which Part of the 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 Which Part of the Letter? come with an answer key?

Yes. All 3 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 Which Part of the Letter? can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Which Part of the Letter? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Which Part of the 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.