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INVITATION WRITING

 ⭐ INVITATION WRITING — COMPLETE  NOTES (Latest Format)

(Formal + Informal Invitations & Replies)

Reference: CBSE + Oxford-style academic writing conventions

✅ WHAT IS AN INVITATION?

An invitation is a written request asking someone to attend an event.

In CBSE, there are three main types:

1. Formal Invitation (Card Type)

2. Formal Invitation (Letter Type)

3. Informal Invitation (Personal Letter)

Students must know whether the invitation is formal or informal, and write within the 50-word limit.

Box is compulsory in exams for all invitations.

⭐ 1. FORMAL INVITATION (CARD TYPE)

Used for mass public events, not addressed to one specific person.

🔷 Purpose examples:

  • School Annual Day

  • Wedding

  • Inauguration

  • Exhibition

  • Farewell

🔷 Key Features

  • Third person (they/ the school / the family)

  • Simple Present Tense

  • No signature

  • Very formal vocabulary

  • Usually written as a single-block paragraph

  • Enclosed in a box (mandatory)

🔷 FORMAT — FORMAL CARD INVITATION

  • Host Line
  • Formal Expression
  • Event Name
  • Date
  • Time
  • Venue
  • Chief Guest (optional)
  • Additional details (optional)
  • RSVP (bottom-left corner)

🔷 MODEL EXAMPLE (CBSE STYLE)

Formal Card Invitation


The Principal, Staff and Students of

IDEAL  PUBLIC SCHOOL, DELHI

request the pleasure of your company

at the Annual Sports Day

on Saturday, 24th December 2025

at 10:00 a.m.

in the School Sports Ground

Chief Guest: Mr. Arvind Kumar (IPS)


R.S.V.P.

Sports Captain – 9876543210


⭐ 2. FORMAL INVITATION (LETTER TYPE)

Used when inviting a specific VIP, Chief Guest, Judge, or Speaker.

🔷 Key Features

Written in first person (I/we)

Formal letter format (Sender → Date → Receiver → Subject → Body → Close)

Simple, formal language

Box in exams

🔷 FORMAT — LETTER INVITATION


Sender’s Address

Date

Receiver's Address

Subject

Salutation (Sir/Madam)

Body

___________

___________

___________

Purpose of invitation

Event details (date, time, place)

Request to grace the occasion


Closing line

Complimentary close

Name + Designation

🔷 MODEL EXAMPLE (LETTER TYPE)


St. Anne’s School,

Ahmedabad


9 December 2025


Ms. Anita Desai

45, Cantonment Road

Ahmedabad


Subject: Invitation as Chief Guest for Literary Club Inauguration


Madam,

We are pleased to inform you that our school is inaugurating its

Literary Club on Saturday, 12th January 2026 at 3:00 p.m. in the

School Auditorium. It would be an honour if you could grace the

occasion as our Chief Guest and inspire our students.


We look forward to your positive response.


Yours sincerely

AMAN SHARMA

(Secretary – Literary Club)


⭐ 3. INFORMAL INVITATION

Used to invite friends, cousins, relatives to personal functions.

🔷 Key Features

Warm, friendly tone

First/second person (I/We/You)

No strict formality

Follows personal-letter format

Must be within 50 words

Box is required in CBSE exams

🔷 FORMAT — INFORMAL INVITATION


Sender’s Address

Date

Salutation (Dear…)

Body


Occasion


Date, time, venue


Warm request


Personal touch

Complimentary close

Name


🔷 MODEL EXAMPLE (INFORMAL INVITATION)


45, Civil Lines

Lucknow

10 December 2025


Dear Rhea,

I am delighted to invite you to my 16th birthday celebration on

Saturday, 20th December, at 6 p.m. at my residence. We will have

music, games, and dinner. Do come – your presence will mean a lot.


Yours lovingly,

Ananya


⭐ REPLIES TO INVITATIONS (CBSE EXAM)

Replies may be formal or informal, depending on the invitation.

🔷 (A) Formal Reply — Accepting

Mr. & Mrs. Kapoor thank Mr. & Mrs. Sharma for the invitation to

the wedding of their daughter on 10th January and are pleased to

accept it.

🔷 (B) Formal Reply — Declining

Mr. & Mrs. Kapoor thank Mr. & Mrs. Sharma for the kind invitation

to their daughter’s wedding on 10th January but regret their

inability to attend due to a prior engagement.

🔷 (C) Informal Reply — Accepting

Dear Aditi,

I’m so happy to receive your invitation! I will surely be there

for your birthday celebration on the 20th.

Love,

Riya

🔷 (D) Informal Reply — Declining

Dear Aditi,

Thanks for inviting me! I wish I could join you, but I will be

out of town on the 20th. Have a great celebration!

Warm wishes,

Riya

⭐ COMMON EXPRESSIONS USED IN FORMAL INVITATIONS

  • Polite phrases
  • request the pleasure of your company
  • solicit your benign presence
  • cordially invite you to
  • have the honour of inviting
  • Event descriptions
  • on the auspicious occasion of
  • to the inauguration of
  • to grace the ceremony as Chief Guest

⭐ CBSE EXAM TIPS (VERY IMPORTANT)

✔ Keep within 50 words

✔ Draw a box

✔ Maintain tense consistency

✔ Use capital letters in headings

✔ Avoid informal words in formal invitations

✔ Avoid abbreviations for dates

✔ Follow exact format—marks are given for format

⭐ PRACTICE QUESTIONS (CBSE-STYLE)

1. Card Invitation Question

Your school is opening a new Science Laboratory. Draft a formal invitation card.

2. Letter Invitation Question

Invite a famous scientist as Chief Guest for the inauguration of the lab.

3. Informal Invitation

Invite your cousin to your housewarming ceremony.

4. Replies

Write a formal reply accepting / declining the invitation.


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