
| Simple Spelsay Rules for Saying Letters to Show US English Spelling | |||||
| By Tom Zurinskas, creator of truespel and spelsay | Feb 2025 | ||||
| Truespel = A special way to spell a word that shows how to say it (phonetics). | |||||
| Spelsay = A special way to say a word that shows how to spell it. | |||||
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The Sayspel Rules for each letter of the alphabet are summarized below (A-Z ) 80 Rules are listed with audio links at https://justpaste.it/spelsay3-24 |
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Note 1: All silent letters and double letters must be pronounced to show they are there |
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Note 2: Some letters can be spoken with various sounds as long as they indicate correct spelling (primarily vowels) |
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Note 3: Some letters spell the same sounds ("c, q, k") or a letter spells two sounds (like"g" and "c") and thus need a special pronunciation Special pronunciations are bolded and underlined ~sx , ~kx, ~jg, ~kx, ~kq, ~gz
Simplified Spelsay List by Letter |
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| If you see | You can say (as in) | If you see | You can say (as in) | ||
| 1 "a" | ~ae(bay) ~aa(barn) ~a(bat) ~u(at word end (sofa) ~au(vault) | 14 | "n" | ~n (no) | |
| 2 "b" | ~b (but) | 15 | "o" | ~oe (go) ~oo(good) ~oi(oil) ~ou(out) | |
| 3 "c" | ~k (cat), ~sx (hissed k -face) ~ch (rich) | 16 | "p" | ~p (pal) | |
| 4 "d" | ~d (dad) | 17 | "q" | ~kw(quit) ~kq (gutteral-Qatar) | |
| 5 "e" | ~e(get) ~ee(feet, twice) ~e(at end (make) ~er(her) ~ee (special ending -" we me she he be the") | 18 | "r" | ~r (red) | |
| 6 "f" | ~f (fun) | 19 | "s" | ~s (sip) "sh"(she) | |
| 7 "g" | ~g (get) ~jg (gem) | 20 | "t" | ~t (tip) "th"- (that thin ) | |
| 8 "h" | ~h (him) ~ch(chin) ~sh(ship) ~th(the) ~thh(thin ~h'(oh) | 21 | "u" | ~u(fun) ~ue(June) ~yue(first letter "u"(unit) | |
| 9 "i" | ~i(him) ~ie(cap I) ~iet(light) | 22 | "v" | ~v (van) | |
| 10 "j" | ~j (jet) | 23 | "w" | ~w(wish) ~w' (at end) | |
| 11 "k" | ~kx (letter "k" is hissed ~k) | 24 | "x" | ~gz (exit) | |
| 12 "l" | ~l (let) | 25 | "y" | ~y(yes) ~ee(at end-only) ~ie(style) ~ie'(at end-dry) | |
| 13 "m" | ~m (man) | 26 | "z" | ~z (zip) | |