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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](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-05/40009329-97fd-4cc7-9938-779b7cd2a356/Moving%20Right%26Left%20-%20AlphabetCodes1.png)

- The first letter, H, moves to L, which is 4 letters right.

### C → S

![C → S](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-05/2b03fe78-b6a2-41f4-a28b-80dad3e38fcb/Moving%20Right%26Left%20-%20AlphabetCodes2.png)

- 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](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-05/f1ad4f88-3d1e-4f93-8ee9-e1c90e84a384/Moving%20Right%26Left%20-%20AlphabetCodes3.png)

- 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](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-05/065c9823-6675-4710-bb54-d714efa3c249/Moving%20Right%26Left%20-%20AlphabetCodes4%20(1).png)

- 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)](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-05/b13910d5-52b4-4acb-b7cc-a20952b498d4/Moving%20Right%26Left%20-%20AlphabetCodes4%20(1).png)

## 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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- Previous topic: [1.2.2 Alphabet Codes - Moving Left](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/1-2-2-alphabet-codes-moving-left.md)
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## 11+ Verbal Reasoning contents

### 1 Codes
- 1.1 Symbol & Number Codes
  - [1.1.1 Symbol & Number Codes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/1-1-1-symbol-and-number-codes.md)
- 1.2 Alphabet Codes - Same Direction
  - [1.2.1 Alphabet Codes - Moving Right](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/1-2-1-alphabet-codes-moving-right.md)
  - [1.2.2 Alphabet Codes - Moving Left](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/1-2-2-alphabet-codes-moving-left.md)
- 1.3 Alphabet Codes - Different Directions
  - [1.3.1 Alphabet Codes - Moving Left & Right](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/1-3-1-alphabet-codes-moving-left-and-right.md)
- 1.4 Alphabet Codes - Practice!
  - [1.4.1 Alphabet Codes - Practice!](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/1-4-1-alphabet-codes-practice.md)

### 2 Word Association
- 2.1 Word Association
  - [2.1.1 Word Association](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/2-1-1-word-association.md)
- 2.2 Synonyms & Antonyms
  - [2.2.1 Synonyms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/2-2-1-synonyms.md)
  - [2.2.2 Antonyms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/2-2-2-antonyms.md)
  - [2.2.3 Synonyms & Antonyms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/2-2-3-synonyms-and-antonyms.md)

### 3 Changing Words
- 3.1 Compound Words
  - [3.1.1 Making Longer Words](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/3-1-1-making-longer-words.md)
  - [3.1.2 Prefixes - Recap](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/3-1-2-prefixes-recap.md)
  - [3.1.3 Prefixes - Recap 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/3-1-3-prefixes-recap-2.md)
  - [3.1.4 Compound Words & Prefixes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/3-1-4-compound-words-and-prefixes.md)
- 3.2 Anagrams
  - [3.2.1 Rearranging Words](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/3-2-1-rearranging-words.md)
  - [3.2.2 Rearranging Words To Make Connections](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/3-2-2-rearranging-words-to-make-connections.md)
- 3.3 Letter Ladders
  - [3.3.1 Letter Ladders](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/3-3-1-letter-ladders.md)

### 4 Completing Words
- 4.1 Completing Words
  - [4.1.1 Completing Two Words](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/4-1-1-completing-two-words.md)
  - [4.1.2 Completing One Word](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/4-1-2-completing-one-word.md)
  - [4.1.3 Completing Many Words](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/4-1-3-completing-many-words.md)

### 5 Sentences
- 5.1 Completing Sentences
  - [5.1.1 Appropriate Word Choice](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/5-1-1-appropriate-word-choice.md)
- 5.2 Hidden Words
  - [5.2.1 Hidden Words in Sentences](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/5-2-1-hidden-words-in-sentences.md)
- 5.3 Syntax
  - [5.3.1 Organising Words in Sentences](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/11/verbal-reasoning/11-verbal-reasoning/5-3-1-organising-words-in-sentences.md)