Alphabet Series

Alphabet series refers to a group of letters that are arranged in a line or to form puzzles or sequences.

Today we will be testing ourselves on a worksheet. The questions are all in the English alphabet. They are also called alphabet series questions.

Many times a lot of games or codes can be made out of these letters so let us try them out. Before we go into that, however, here is a quick recap to refresh our memories.

There are 26 letters in the English alphabet. Out of the 26 letters, 5 are vowels and the remaining 21 are consonants. The vowels are: A, E, I, O, and U. Here is a table of the alphabet in uppercase and lowercase (capital and small letters) and their number notations.

The number notations are used for alphabet series in reasoning. They can also be used in making codes and puzzles. 

Alphabet Series Multiple-choice Questions

Below are questions on alphabet series in reasoning. They are divided into sections. Each section has an example and instructions that explain the code of the alphabet series. With your understanding of the example, you will answer the questions that follow. This is the alphabet series MCQ.

Section I

Next term

Example

ABC, BCD, CDE, ___

Options

1. BDE

2. DEF

3. FGH

4. EFG

The correct answer is option B because it follows the sequence. After ABC, then BCD, CDE. The next term will be the second term in the last sequence. Here the second term is D. Then it follows the normal pattern of DEF. 

Try the following

1. LMN, MNO, OPQ, ___

Options

1. NOP

2. MNP

3. OQP

4. PQR

2. TUV, UVW, WXY, ___

Options

1. WXY

2. WYX

3. XYZ

4. XYW

3. GHI, ___, IJK, JKL

Options

1. KLM

2. JKI

3. IJK

4. IHJ

4. ___, EFG, FGH, GHI

Options

1. DEF

2. CDF

3. CDE

4. HIJ

5. PQR, QRS, STU, ___

Options

1. STV

2. TVU

3. SUV

4. TUV

Section II

Direction and position

Example

What is the tenth letter from the letter E?

Options

1. K

2. O

3. E

4. R

The correct answer is option B. The reason is that letter E is the fifth letter of the alphabet. If you use the chart below to count 10 more letters, you will stop at O. Another way to do it is to add 10 to the number equivalent to E. The number equivalent to E is 5. 5 plus 10 equals 15. The 15th letter of the alphabet is O.

Try the following

1. What is the 15th letter of the alphabet?

Options

1. O

2. T

3. N

4.  

2. What are the two letters at the middle position of the alphabet?

Options

1. A and Z

2. L and M

3. M and M

4. N and O

3. If the alphabet was written in reverse order, what is the 19th letter of the alphabet?

Options

1. G

2. H

3. R

4. S

4. What is the 3rd vowel of the English alphabet?

Options

1. E

2. C

3. D

4. I

5. If K is the 10th letter of the alphabet, what is the first letter of the alphabet? 

Options

1. B

2. R

3. I

4. A

Section III

Word arrangement

Example

Rearrange the words in ascending order:

Sneeze, snake, snack, stitch

Options

1. Sneeze, snake, stitch, snack

2. Snake, sneeze, snack, stitch

3. Snack, snake, sneeze, stitch

4. Snack, snake, stitch, sneeze

The correct answer is option C. When arranged in alphabetical order, the word that comes first is snack, then snake, sneeze and then stitch. 

Try the following

1. Arrange in descending order:

Antelope, antenna, alarm, address

Options

1. Antenna, antelope, address, alarm

2. Alarm, antelope, address, antenna

3. Antelope, alarm, antenna, address

4. Antenna, antelope, alarm, address

2. Which word comes second when arranged in ascending order:

Sticks, trickster, volume, drumroll

Options

1. Sticks

2. Volume

3. Drumroll

4. Trickster

3. Which word comes third when arranged in descending order?

Options

1. Guitar

2. Cleaner

3. Wards

4. Table

4. Arrange in descending order:

Kettle, Copper, River, Lint

Options

1. River, lint, kettle, copper

2. Kettle, lint, copper, river

3. Copper, kettle, lint, river

4. Lint, river, copper, kettle

Section IV

Fill in the gap

Example

What letter completes the word at the end and at the same time begins the next word.

Shar (_) eck

Options

1. P

2. K

3. B

4. N

The correct answer is option A. The letter p makes the first word sharp and the other peck. The remaining options won’t form correct words.

Now try the following

1. Crow(_)ever

Options

1. F

2. S

3. N

4. K

2. De(_)pend

          e

          n

          d

          e

          r

Options

1. L

2. F

3. P

4. S

3. Pla(_)e

          o

          r

          c

          h

Options

1. P

2. T

3. C

4. N

4. Gus(_)omato

Options

1. T

2. H

3. G

4. Y

5. Par(_)rash

Options

1. K

2. S

3. T

4. C

Section V

Letters and numbers puzzles

Example

FED, IHG, LKJ, ___

Options

1. NOP

2. PON

3. ONM

4. NMO

The correct answer is option C. The sequence is made of three terms. Each term is a group of letters written in reverse. In the options, only ONM is in the correct reverse order. 

Try the following

1. PUT, ___, PIT, ___, PAT

Options

1. POT and PET

2. PET and PIT

3. PAT and POT

4. PET and PUT

2. What comes next? A2C, D5F, G8I, ___

Options

1. J10K

2. I9J

3. K11L

4. K11L

3. What is missing: a1b, aa4bb, aaa_bbb, aaaa8bbbb

Options

1. 6

2. 5

3. a

4. b

4. What does the number code for MILK? 

Options

1. 13, 9,12, 11

2. 12, 9, 13, 11

3. 9, 13, 12, 11

4. 11, 12, 9, 13

5. What does the number code 4, 1, 5, 18 spell in reverse order?

Options

1. Read

2. Dear

3. Daer

4. Raed

Conclusion –There are 26 letters of the English alphabet. They are divided into vowels and consonants. There are 5 vowels and 21 consonants. Alphabet series are letters arranged in lines or sequences above are some .