Mnemonic sounds to digits

Question 1

s, z, soft c

Answer 1

0

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

Question 2

t, d

Answer 2

1

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

Question 3

n

Answer 3

2

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

Question 4

m

Answer 4

3

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

Question 5

r

Answer 5

4

[last letter of “four”, also 4 and R are almost mirror images of each other]

Question 6

l

Answer 6

5

[L is the Roman Numeral for 50]

Question 7

sh, soft ch, j, soft g, zh

Answer 7

6

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

Question 8

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

Answer 8

7

[capital K “contains” two sevens]

Question 9

f, v

Answer 9

8

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

Question 10

p, b

Answer 10

9

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

Question 11

Vowel sounds

Answer 11

Unassigned

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

Question 12

w

Answer 12

Unassigned

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

Question 13

h

Answer 13

Unassigned

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

Question 14

y

Answer 14

Unassigned

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