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Alphabet Codes - Moving Left & Right

11+ Verbal Reasoning, topic 1.3.1

Alphabet Codes - Letters Moving Left & Right

Alphabet codes show you an example and ask you to work out the pattern used in an example. Look at this example: (HC is to LS) as (TO is to __).

H → L

H → L

  • The first letter, H, moves to L, which is 4 letters right.
C → S

C → S

  • The second letter, C, moves to S, which is 10 letters left.
  • This is because when you move left from A, the alphabet cycle starts again from the end. So A moves left to Z.
T moves 4 letters right

T moves 4 letters right

  • Move the first letter, T, 4 letters to the right. This is the letter X.
O moves 10 letters left

O moves 10 letters left

  • Move the second letter, O, 10 letters to the left. This is the letter E.
(HC is to LS) as (TO is to XE)

(HC is to LS) as (TO is to XE)

Test yourself on Alphabet Codes - Moving Left & Right

  • A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

    (KP is to QL) as (RW is to __)

  • A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

    (FG is to AL) as (PG is to __)

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