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b / d / p / q Cheat Sheet
b / d / p / q Cheat Sheet
DYNSEO
Stop confusing mirror letters — simple visual and mnemonic tricks.
How to use:
1 click on a letter = Seen
2 clicks = Worked on ✓
Click an exercise = Reveal the answer
Click a tip = Mark as seen
🎯 Why do these confusions happen?
The letters b, d, p and q are “mirror letters”: they all have a circle and a stick, but facing different directions. It is completely normal to confuse them at first! Here are some tricks to tell them apart easily.
b
b carries a backpack
The bump is at the back, just like a backpack!
⬇️➡️
Stick goes up, bump on the right
Example words:
ball
banana
robot
bird
Seen 👁
d
d is a drum
The round drum sits in front of the tall drumstick!
⬇️⬅️
Stick goes up, bump on the left
Example words:
dog
dinosaur
add
duck
Seen 👁
p
p plays ping-pong
Its paddle (the circle) is out front, ready to play!
⬆️➡️
Stick goes down, bump on the right
Example words:
pig
pillow
happy
pizza
Seen 👁
q
q is a monkey with a tail
Its tail hangs down behind it!
⬆️⬅️
Stick goes down, bump on the left
Example words:
queen
question
unique
quiet
Seen 👁
💡 Super tricks — click to mark as seen
✋ The thumbs trick (b and d)
👍
b
Left hand
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d
Right hand
Hold up both thumbs: your left hand makes a b, your right hand makes a d!
🛏️ The BED trick (b and d)
🛏️
The word "bed" shows you both letters: b is the headboard and d is the footboard:
b — e — d
⬆️⬇️ Up or down?
📏
b and d: the stick goes up
p and q: the stick goes down
✏️ Exercises — Click to reveal the answer
Fill in the missing letter!
a anana
Answer: b
👆 clicka og
Answer: d
👆 clicka ig
Answer: p
👆 clicka ueen
Answer: q
👆 clicka e (a bed)
Answer: b, d
👆 clicka root
Answer: b
👆 click🖼️ Poster to print and display
I won't mix up b, d, p, q anymore!
b
🎒 backpack
d
🥁 drum
p
🏓 ping-pong
q
🐒 tail
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