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Letter Series questions

Alphabet patterns and skips.

1. Find the next term: LN, MO, NP, OQ, PR, ?

  1. QS
  2. PS
  3. RT
  4. QR
Answer

A. QS First letters go L, M, N, O, P…; the second letter is always 2 ahead of the first. Next: QS.

2. Find the next letter: K, N, Q, T, W, ?

  1. B
  2. A
  3. Y
  4. Z
Answer

D. Z Each letter moves 3 places forward: W + 3 = Z.

3. Find the next letter: V, T, R, P, N, ?

  1. M
  2. K
  3. L
  4. J
Answer

C. L The letters go backwards by 2: N − 2 = L.

4. Find the next letter: K, M, O, Q, S, ?

  1. T
  2. U
  3. V
  4. W
Answer

B. U Each letter moves 2 places forward: S + 2 = U.

5. Find the next letter: T, R, P, N, L, ?

  1. K
  2. J
  3. I
  4. H
Answer

B. J The letters go backwards by 2: L − 2 = J.

6. Find the next term: BD, CE, DF, EG, FH, ?

  1. FI
  2. HJ
  3. GI
  4. GH
Answer

C. GI First letters go B, C, D, E, F…; the second letter is always 2 ahead of the first. Next: GI.

7. Find the next letter: I, L, O, R, U, ?

  1. Y
  2. Z
  3. W
  4. X
Answer

D. X Each letter moves 3 places forward: U + 3 = X.

8. Find the next letter: U, S, Q, O, M, ?

  1. I
  2. K
  3. L
  4. J
Answer

B. K The letters go backwards by 2: M − 2 = K.

9. Find the next term: MO, NP, OQ, PR, QS, ?

  1. QT
  2. RS
  3. RT
  4. SU
Answer

C. RT First letters go M, N, O, P, Q…; the second letter is always 2 ahead of the first. Next: RT.

10. Find the next term: OQ, PR, QS, RT, SU, ?

  1. TV
  2. UW
  3. TU
  4. SV
Answer

A. TV First letters go O, P, Q, R, S…; the second letter is always 2 ahead of the first. Next: TV.

11. Find the next term: HJ, IK, JL, KM, LN, ?

  1. MO
  2. NP
  3. MN
  4. LO
Answer

A. MO First letters go H, I, J, K, L…; the second letter is always 2 ahead of the first. Next: MO.

12. Find the next letter: I, K, M, O, Q, ?

  1. R
  2. T
  3. U
  4. S
Answer

D. S Each letter moves 2 places forward: Q + 2 = S.

13. Find the next letter: J, M, P, S, V, ?

  1. A
  2. Z
  3. X
  4. Y
Answer

D. Y Each letter moves 3 places forward: V + 3 = Y.

14. Find the next letter: Z, X, V, T, R, ?

  1. Q
  2. O
  3. P
  4. N
Answer

C. P The letters go backwards by 2: R − 2 = P.

15. Find the next letter: C, F, I, L, O, ?

  1. S
  2. R
  3. Q
  4. T
Answer

B. R Each letter moves 3 places forward: O + 3 = R.

16. Find the next letter: F, I, L, O, R, ?

  1. W
  2. T
  3. U
  4. V
Answer

C. U Each letter moves 3 places forward: R + 3 = U.

17. Find the next term: AC, BD, CE, DF, EG, ?

  1. EH
  2. GI
  3. FH
  4. FG
Answer

C. FH First letters go A, B, C, D, E…; the second letter is always 2 ahead of the first. Next: FH.

18. Find the next letter: B, D, F, H, J, ?

  1. N
  2. L
  3. K
  4. M
Answer

B. L Each letter moves 2 places forward: J + 2 = L.

19. Find the next term: PR, QS, RT, SU, TV, ?

  1. UW
  2. VX
  3. TW
  4. UV
Answer

A. UW First letters go P, Q, R, S, T…; the second letter is always 2 ahead of the first. Next: UW.

20. Find the next term: NP, OQ, PR, QS, RT, ?

  1. TV
  2. SU
  3. RU
  4. ST
Answer

B. SU First letters go N, O, P, Q, R…; the second letter is always 2 ahead of the first. Next: SU.

21. Find the next letter: H, J, L, N, P, ?

  1. Q
  2. R
  3. T
  4. S
Answer

B. R Each letter moves 2 places forward: P + 2 = R.

22. Find the next term: DF, EG, FH, GI, HJ, ?

  1. IK
  2. HK
  3. JL
  4. IJ
Answer

A. IK First letters go D, E, F, G, H…; the second letter is always 2 ahead of the first. Next: IK.

23. Find the next letter: Y, W, U, S, Q, ?

  1. O
  2. N
  3. P
  4. M
Answer

A. O The letters go backwards by 2: Q − 2 = O.

24. Find the next letter: A, D, G, J, M, ?

  1. R
  2. O
  3. Q
  4. P
Answer

D. P Each letter moves 3 places forward: M + 3 = P.

25. Find the next letter: A, E, I, M, Q, ?

  1. T
  2. V
  3. W
  4. U
Answer

D. U Each letter moves 4 places forward: Q + 4 = U.

26. Find the next letter: X, V, T, R, P, ?

  1. O
  2. N
  3. L
  4. M
Answer

B. N The letters go backwards by 2: P − 2 = N.

27. Find the next term: IK, JL, KM, LN, MO, ?

  1. MP
  2. NP
  3. OQ
  4. NO
Answer

B. NP First letters go I, J, K, L, M…; the second letter is always 2 ahead of the first. Next: NP.

28. Find the next letter: E, G, I, K, M, ?

  1. Q
  2. O
  3. N
  4. P
Answer

B. O Each letter moves 2 places forward: M + 2 = O.

29. Find the next term: EG, FH, GI, HJ, IK, ?

  1. IL
  2. JK
  3. JL
  4. KM
Answer

C. JL First letters go E, F, G, H, I…; the second letter is always 2 ahead of the first. Next: JL.

30. Find the next letter: G, I, K, M, O, ?

  1. P
  2. Q
  3. R
  4. S
Answer

B. Q Each letter moves 2 places forward: O + 2 = Q.

31. Find the next letter: W, U, S, Q, O, ?

  1. M
  2. L
  3. N
  4. K
Answer

A. M The letters go backwards by 2: O − 2 = M.

32. Find the next letter: F, H, J, L, N, ?

  1. P
  2. Q
  3. O
  4. R
Answer

A. P Each letter moves 2 places forward: N + 2 = P.

33. Find the next letter: D, G, J, M, P, ?

  1. R
  2. U
  3. S
  4. T
Answer

C. S Each letter moves 3 places forward: P + 3 = S.

34. Find the next letter: S, Q, O, M, K, ?

  1. I
  2. G
  3. J
  4. H
Answer

A. I The letters go backwards by 2: K − 2 = I.

35. Find the next letter: C, E, G, I, K, ?

  1. O
  2. N
  3. M
  4. L
Answer

C. M Each letter moves 2 places forward: K + 2 = M.

36. Find the next term: JL, KM, LN, MO, NP, ?

  1. OP
  2. PR
  3. NQ
  4. OQ
Answer

D. OQ First letters go J, K, L, M, N…; the second letter is always 2 ahead of the first. Next: OQ.

37. Find the next letter: C, G, K, O, S, ?

  1. X
  2. Y
  3. W
  4. V
Answer

C. W Each letter moves 4 places forward: S + 4 = W.

38. Find the next letter: J, N, R, V, Z, ?

  1. F
  2. C
  3. D
  4. E
Answer

C. D Each letter moves 4 places forward: Z + 4 = D.

39. Find the next term: KM, LN, MO, NP, OQ, ?

  1. PR
  2. QS
  3. OR
  4. PQ
Answer

A. PR First letters go K, L, M, N, O…; the second letter is always 2 ahead of the first. Next: PR.

40. Find the next letter: H, L, P, T, X, ?

  1. D
  2. C
  3. B
  4. A
Answer

C. B Each letter moves 4 places forward: X + 4 = B.

41. Find the next letter: F, J, N, R, V, ?

  1. Z
  2. B
  3. Y
  4. A
Answer

A. Z Each letter moves 4 places forward: V + 4 = Z.

42. Find the next letter: J, L, N, P, R, ?

  1. S
  2. T
  3. V
  4. U
Answer

B. T Each letter moves 2 places forward: R + 2 = T.

43. Find the next letter: G, J, M, P, S, ?

  1. V
  2. U
  3. W
  4. X
Answer

A. V Each letter moves 3 places forward: S + 3 = V.

44. Find the next term: CE, DF, EG, FH, GI, ?

  1. HJ
  2. IK
  3. HI
  4. GJ
Answer

A. HJ First letters go C, D, E, F, G…; the second letter is always 2 ahead of the first. Next: HJ.

45. Find the next letter: D, F, H, J, L, ?

  1. P
  2. M
  3. N
  4. O
Answer

C. N Each letter moves 2 places forward: L + 2 = N.

46. Find the next letter: H, K, N, Q, T, ?

  1. Y
  2. V
  3. X
  4. W
Answer

D. W Each letter moves 3 places forward: T + 3 = W.

47. Find the next letter: K, O, S, W, A, ?

  1. F
  2. G
  3. D
  4. E
Answer

D. E Each letter moves 4 places forward: A + 4 = E.

48. Find the next term: FH, GI, HJ, IK, JL, ?

  1. KL
  2. JM
  3. KM
  4. LN
Answer

C. KM First letters go F, G, H, I, J…; the second letter is always 2 ahead of the first. Next: KM.

49. Find the next letter: E, H, K, N, Q, ?

  1. V
  2. T
  3. U
  4. S
Answer

B. T Each letter moves 3 places forward: Q + 3 = T.

50. Find the next letter: B, E, H, K, N, ?

  1. R
  2. S
  3. Q
  4. P
Answer

C. Q Each letter moves 3 places forward: N + 3 = Q.

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