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Phone keypad: worksheet

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Worksheet · Phone keypad

Phone keypad: worksheet

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How it works

Find the key with the letter and write its number once per press: H is 44. Leave a space between letters and write 0 between words.

Key

Phone keypad
LetterABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Becomes22222233333344444455555566666677777777778888889999999999

Exercises

  1. Decode this message.

    8 44 33 0 8 777 33 2 7777 88 777 33 0 444 7777 0 88 66 3 33 777 0 8 44 33 0 7777 8 2 444 777 7777

    Your answer

  2. Encode this message.

    WE ESCAPED JUST IN TIME

    Your answer

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