Recognise the Letter Code

Hi there, word detective! We have another letter code for you to crack. Are you up to the challenge?

 

Did you know that you can hide a word by changing every letter into a different letter by following a pattern?

 

This special pattern is called a code.

 

Look at this code. How has it been created?

 

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

 

This code skips forwards two letters in the alphabet.

 

Let’s use this code chart to help us with the following question:

 

If the code for CAT is ECV...

 

The code for DOG is ____.

 

If we find D, then O, then G in the code chart, we can work out that the code FQI represents the word DOG.  

 

Sometimes, we have to work backwards from a given code. Let’s look at this question as an example:

 

If RGC is the code for PEA, then VQR is the code for ____.

 

We need to start on the right-hand side and find the letters V, then Q, then R and record the associated letters.  If we do this, we find that the word is TOP.  

 

Pssst!!             Here's a handy hint to help you reach superstar status:             You may need to keep a pencil and paper handy to do your working out on. Use the code chart to work out the code for each word.

 

In this activity, you will need to be a code cracker and work out which code represents each word. Remember that if you are working backwards from a code, you will need to look at which letters changed to make them.

 

Good luck, code cracker!