0-9 Flashcards
(20 cards)
0
s, z x as in xylophone
1
T, t or D, d
2
N or n
3
M or N
4
R or r
5
L or l
6
ch or soft g
7
k , hard c
8
f, ph
9
p or b
s, soft c, z, x (in xylophone)
0
Zero begins with z (and /z/). Upper case S and Z, as well as lower case s and z, have zero vertical strokes each, as with the numeral 0.
t, d, (th in thing and this)
1
Upper case T and D, as well as lower case t and d have one vertical stroke each, as with the numeral 1.
n
2
Upper case N and lower case n each have two vertical strokes and two points on the baseline.
m
3
Lower case m has three vertical strokes. Both upper case M and lower case m each have three points on the baseline and look like the numeral 3 on its side.
r
4
Four ends with r
l
5
L is the Roman numeral for 50. Among the five digits of one’s left hand, the thumb and index fingers also form an L.
g
6
Upper case G and lower case g look like the numeral 6 flipped horizontally and rotated 180° respectively. Lower case script j tends to have a lower loop, like the numeral 6.
k
7
Both upper case K and lower case k look like two small 7s on their sides
f
8
Lower case script f, which tends to have an upper and lower loop, looks like a figure-8.
b
9
Upper case P and lower case p look like the numeral 9 flipped horizontally. Lower case b looks like the numeral 9 turned 180°.