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Letter pairs and analogies
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Practise
Ten new questions every time. Answer them all, then check: you get your score, and the working for anything you missed.
In this lesson
- Compare the first two pairs, one letter at a time.
- Each letter can move its own amount, forwards or backwards.
- Then do exactly the same to the third pair.
Your turn
MN is to OP, as ST is to what?
Show the answer
Both letters move forward two: S to U, and T to V. UV!
The common mistake
Here's a common mistake. BD is to CF, as HJ is to what? Some people see that B goes to C, and add one to both letters, giving IK. But D goes to F, which is plus two. So it's H plus one, which is I, and J plus two, which is L: IL.
Try it at home
Make letter-pair puzzles for each other: pick a pair, move each letter by its own amount, and see if the other person can apply the same moves to a new pair.
Read the whole lesson
Hello, and welcome to Myriora English! Here's a classic eleven plus puzzle. AB is to CD, as PQ is to what? Let's crack it!
Compare the first two pairs, one letter at a time. A goes to C: that's plus two. B goes to D: plus two as well. Now do the same to PQ. P plus two is R, and Q plus two is S. So the answer is RS!
The two letters don't have to move the same amount. FH is to GJ. F goes to G, which is plus one. But H goes to J, which is plus two. So for LN: L plus one is M, and N plus two is P. The answer is MP!
A letter can move backwards, too. AZ is to BY, as CX is to what? A goes forward one, to B. But Z goes back one, to Y. So C forward one is D, and X back one is W. The answer is DW!
Let's try one together. CE is to DF, as JL is to what? Say it out loud!
KM! Both letters move forward one: J to K, and L to M. Well done if you said K, M!
Here's a common mistake. BD is to CF, as HJ is to what? Some people see that B goes to C, and add one to both letters, giving IK. But D goes to F, which is plus two. So it's H plus one, which is I, and J plus two, which is L: IL.
Your turn! MN is to OP, as ST is to what? Pick the right card. You've got ten seconds, or pause the video. Go!
Time's up! Both letters move forward two: S to U, and T to V. UV!
Quick review. Compare the first two pairs, one letter at a time. Each letter can move its own amount, forwards or backwards. Then do exactly the same to the third pair. See you next time!