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Simple Spelsay Rules to Say Letters that Show English Spelling

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 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.

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

Note 1:  All silent letters and double letters must be pronounced

            to show they are there 

Note 2:   Some letters can be spoken with various sounds 

           as long as they indicate correct spelling (primarily vowels)

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

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)