CBSE Class 12 English Invitations And Replies Worksheet

Invitations are extended to relatives, friends, acquaintances and clients on a number of social occasions like marriages, births, engagements, deaths, or other public functions. Invitations are of two types:

 

 

They can be printed on cards or can be drafted in the form of letters.

 

 

Formal invitations are sent to relatives, friends, acquaintances on special occasions. A simple and elegant card is printed for formal occasions. In such cases, invitations are written in third person. (Ex. Mrs and Mr S.Sharma request the pleasure of the company with …). Avoid use of abbreviations for the names of guests, days and dates. The subject matter is written in the centre setting.

 

 

• Name of the host

 

• Formal phrase of invitation , for example :‐

 

o Request the pleasure of your benign presence/company.

o Seek your auspicious presence.

o Solicit your gracious presence on the auspicious occasion.

 

• The date, time and venue of the event.

 

• The occasion/reason of the invitation.

 

• These are written in the third person. In case a VIP is invited as the chief guest the name of the VIP must appear prominently.

 

• Name of the invitee is not to be included. The addressee’s address is to be written only on the envelope.

 

• Simple Present Tense is to be used.

 

• The date of writing is not to be given.

 

• There is no signature of the host.

 

• The abbreviation RSVP (French : repondez s’il vous plait ) i.e. ‘please reply’ is written below on the left with name(s), address and phone number of the host(s)

 

• Put the invitation in a box.

 

• The font size needs to be varied to show the differences in the lines of the invitation.

 

• Word limit - 50

 

 

• to appreciate the host’s kindness in inviting you to the occasion

• to let the host know whether you are attending the function or not in order to enable him/her to make arrangements accordingly.

 

The layout of a formal reply to an invitation is much the same as the invitation itself.

 

1. The lines may be written in ordinary prose but the language used is formal.

2. The reply is written in the third person and there is no address or date.

3. You may accept or decline the invitation.

 

1. Your school is planning to organise a talk on the ‘Importance of Promoting Art Education’ at various levels. You plan to invite The Director, Delhi School of Art, as a Key Note Speaker. As CCA Coordinator of Vidya Mandir Vidyalaya. Draft an invite for the same giving all the necessary details. 
Answer: Invite: Importance of Promoting Art Education
Content: 
Expression: grammatical accuracy, spellings: 
Suggested value points :
• Addressing The Director
• Event- a talk
• Requesting him to be Key Note Speaker
• Ask for confirmation/ availability
(Due credit should be given for the economy of words used and well-formatted response.)
Vidya Mandir Vidyalaya
Delhi.
20 January, 20xx
The Director
Delhi School of Art
Delhi.
Sub: Invitation to be the Key Note Speaker
Dear Sir,
With due regards, we inform you that our school has planned to organise a talk on the ‘Importance of Promoting Art Education’ at various levels. We extend invitation to you to be a Key Note Speaker. We will be highly obliged if you spare some time and enlighten us with your views.
Kindly send your confirmation at the earliest.
Thanking you.
Yours truly
XYZ

2. You are Dhruv / Deepa. Your father, Shri Dheeraj Garg of Gurugram wants you to draft an invitation to be sent to friends and relatives on the occasion of your elder sister’s marriage. Prepare the invitation giving necessary details in not more than.
Answer:
Suggested value points
- Name of host – Dheeraj Garg
- Occasion – marriage of daughter
- Name of parents, bride, groom
- date, time, venue
- RSVP / with best compliments from friends and relatives
(any other relevant points)
Note- use of third person pronoun
(As an Invitation letter)
Format – Sender’s address, date, time, salutation (invitee - Dear Uncle / Aunt / family member / members or any other should be accepted) content - occasion, date, time, venue and other details & closing (Yours affectionately or any other suitable )–Dheeraj Garg 
Content 
Suggested value points
- Invitation to attend marriage of daughter
- Name of parents, bride, groom
- Date, time, venue
(any other relevant points)
Expression 1 mark
Note- use of first person pronoun
Mrs. & Mr. Dheeraj Garg
request the pleasure of your company on the
auspicious occasion of the marriage of their daughter
SARIKA
with
RITESH
(son of Mrs. & Mr. Ajay Agarwal)
as per the details given below :
Date : 14th April, 20XX
Time : 8 PM onwards
Venue : Hotel Silver Plaza, Gurugram
R.S.V.P.
Dhruv Garg

3. You are Faiz/Falak Mazumdar living at 39, Udampur Colony, Shimla. You decide to hold a dinner party to congratulate your grandparents on their golden wedding anniversary. Draft a formal invitation in not more than 50 words to all family members to attend a grand dinner at home.
Answer:
FORMAL INVITATION
As an invitation card
Format to be included in the content mark
Content
Expression
Suggested value points
- name of host- Faiz/Falak Mazumdar
- occasion- grand dinner to felicitate grandparents on their golden wedding anniversary
- date, time, venue
- any other relevant details 
- RSVP/with best compliments from friends and relatives
Note- use of third person pronoun
(AS AN INVITATION LETTER)
Format- Sender’s address, date, salutation (invitee- Dear Uncle/Aunt/family member/members or any other should be accepted) content - occasion, date, time, venue and other details & closure (Yours affectionately or any other suitable) 
Content 
Suggested value points
- invitation to attend wedding anniversary dinner
Mr. & Mrs. Faiz Mazumdar
Request the pleasure of your presence
On the auspicious occasion of the
GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
of their
Grandparents and congratulate them with a dinner party at
their residence 39, Udampur Colony, Shimla
At 4:30 p.m.
On 25 October, 2018.
R.S.V.P
Mr. & Mrs. Faiz Mazumdar
Phone : 9956879978

4. Your friend, P. V. Sathish, has invited you to attend the wedding of his sister, Jaya. You find that you have an important paper of pre-board examination on the day of the wedding. Thus, you cannot attend the event. Write in about 50 words a formal reply to the invitation expressing your regret.
You are Puneeta / Puneeta Vij, M-114, Fort Road, Chennai.
Answer:
REPLY TO INVITATION 
Format
1. sender’s address 2. date
3. receiver’s address 4. subject/ heading
5. opening 6. closing
Suggested value points :
♦ thanks for the invitation and congratulation
♦ expression of regret.
♦ reason for not attending (Pre- Board exams)
any other relevant details
(accept both forms- card or letter)
M-114, Fort Road
Chennai - 600009
03 March, 2019
Dear Sathish,
It is a great pleasure to receive the invitation to attend your sister Jaya’s wedding. Thanks for inviting me. But I am sorry to inform you that I won’t be able to attend the same as the Physics paper of my pre-board examination is scheduled on the same day of wedding. Please convey my best wishes to Jaya and her fiance.
Yours lovingly,
Puneet

5. Sunrise Global School, Agra is going to organize a one-act play competition in their school auditorium. You have decided to invite the noted stage artiste, Nalini to grace the occasion. Draft a formal invitation for her in about 50 words. You are Karuna/Karan, Cultural Secretary.
Answer: Value Points :
– invite the artiste
– what - school organising one-act play competition
– date, time, venue
– details of the event - classes involved, theme, category (interschool / interhouse)
– request to confirm
– any other relevant details
(Due credit should be given for the economy of words used)
Sunrise Global School
Agra
5 March, 2016
Ms. Nalini
27, Kamla Nagar
Agra
Sub : Invitation to be the guest of honour
Dear Madam,
Our school is going to organize a One-act play competition in our school auditorium on 10 March, 20xx from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. We shall be highly obliged if you could spare some of your precious time to grace the occasion.
I hope that you will accept this humble request and will confirm your programme at the earliest.
Thanking you.
Yours sincerely
Karuna
(Cultural Secretary)

 

 

Your father, Mr. Raj Kumar Gupta , residing at K‐18 ,13th Cross Malleswaram, Bangalore wants to celebrate the success of your brother Rohith’s clearing the IIT‐JEE Entrance Examination and securing admission in IIT Powai ,Mumbai. He wants you to draft a formal invitation for him on his behalf. Draft the invitation for him in not more than 50 words.

 

Design a formal invitation for your ‘School Annual Sports Day’ to be held in July. Give necessary information. Also accept and refuse the invitation