Major System

Question 1

0

Answer 1

s, z, soft c

z is the first letter of zero. The other letters have a similar sound.

Question 2

1

Answer 2

t, d

d & t have one downstroke and sound similar (some variant systems include “th”)

Question 3

2

Answer 3

n

n has two downstrokes and looks something like “2” on its side

Question 4

3

Answer 4

m

M has three downstrokes and looks like a 3 on its side

Question 5

4

Answer 5

r

last letter of four, also 4 and R are almost mirror images of each other

Question 6

5

Answer 6

L

L is the Roman Numeral for 50

Left hand make an “L” with the five fingers sticking straight out.

Question 7

6

Answer 7

sh, soft ch, j, soft g, zh

a script j has a lower loop / g is almost a 6 flipped over

Question 8

7

Answer 8

k, hard c, hard g, hard ch, q, qu

capital K “contains” two sevens

Question 9

8

Answer 9

f, v

script f resembles a figure-8. V sounds similar. (some variant systems include th)

Question 10

9

Answer 10

p, b

p is a mirror-image 9. b sounds similar and resembles a 9 rolled around

Question 11

Unassigned

Answer 11

Vowel sounds, w, h, y

These can be used anywhere without changing a word’s number value