Letter codes
A word is written in code by moving each letter along the alphabet. Work out the moves from the example, then use them on another word.
What the question looks like
If the code for HOME is IPNF, what is the code for ROAD?
How Thena would solve it
Write the word with its code under it, and count each letter’s move.
H O M E I P N F +1 +1 +1 +1 Every letter moves one place on. Do the same to ROAD.
R O A D S P B E The code is SPBE. After Z the count carries on from A, and to read a code you make each move backwards.
Answer: SPBE
The usual mistakes
Using the first letter’s move for all
Write a move under every letter: they can differ.
Going the wrong way when reading a code
To turn a code back into a word, make each move backwards.
Stopping at Z
After Z, carry on from A.
Try ten
Ten letter codes questions
A new set every time, marked when you finish.
Have paper and a pencil ready for working out.
Questions parents ask
How do you answer Letter codes questions?
Write the word with its code under it and count each letter’s move. Make the same moves on the new word, or the moves backwards to read a code. After Z, carry on from A.
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