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Answers:
Notice how the following three-digit numbers can be converted to multiple Code Words. You will use three-digit numbers often for telephone number prefixes, area codes, and page numbers.
Cover the answers that follow. Convert the following words to three-digit numbers. Uncover to check your answers.
| st ea m | tr ai n | t u t o r |
| m i st | r u st | t oo ls |
| n y l o n | l a r ia t | s ai l o r |
| m i ssil e | t oa st | m e m o r y |
| sn ai l | n o t a r y | m i tt e n |
Answers:
| 013 | 142 | 114 |
| 301 | 401 | 150 |
| 252 | 541 | 054 |
| 305 | 101 | 334 |
| 025 | 214 | 312 |
Cover the answers that follow. Change the following two-digit numbers to Code Words: I will give you one Code Word. Try to think of at least one more.
Any word will be correct if the two consonant sounds represent the two numbers and if you can see the object. (Some suggested words appear below.)
| 43 r ea m | 35 m a ll | 71 c oa t |
| 21 n o t e | 52 l oa n | 82 f a n |
| 41 r oo t | 14 t o w er | 99 p i p e |
| 45 r ee l | 32 m i n e | 62 ch ai n |
| 53 l i m e | 31 m oa t | 79 c a p |
Here are some suggested words:
| 43 | ream, ram, rum, room, arm, rhyme, rim |
| 21 | note, net, knight, newt, knot, nut, gnat |
| 41 | root, rate, rot, rut, heart, rat, wart |
| 45 | reel, roll, rally rail, rule |
| 53 | lime, loom, elm, helm |
| 35 | mall, mail, mule, mile, mill, meal |
| 52 | loan, line, lion, lane, loin |
| 14 | tower, tire, tear, tour, tree |
| 32 | mine, moon, money, mane, men, man |
| 31 | moat, meat, mat, mitt, mutt, mate |
| 71 | coat, cat, cot, coyote |
| 82 | fan, fin, fawn, fine |
| 99 | pipe, Pope, pop, pup, pap, peep |
| 62 | chain, chin |
| 79 | cap, cup, coop, cop, cape |
Cover the answers that follow. Change the following three-digit numbers to Code Words. I will give you one Code Word. Try to think of at least one more.
| 514 | l i ght e r |
| 314 | m a tt e r |
| 012 | st ei n |
| 321 | m i n ue t |
Some suggested answers:
| 514 | lighter, letter, liter, looter, lottery |
| 314 | matter, meter, miter, motor |
| 012 | stein, stone, stain |
| 321 | minuet, minute, mint |
Although you have now learned the Number Code for zero through nine, the versatility of this code can be tremendously expanded by adding like-consonant sounds to those sounds you already know.
Some consonant sounds, or combinations of them, are similar and can, therefore, be assigned to the same number. Notice how your mouth, lips, teeth, and tongue are framed the same way to say p or b, t or d, s or c (as in celery), etc. Following is the expanded Number Code:
0 S (as in
s
ew,
s
ea,
s
aw)
C (as in
c
elery,
c
ymbal, when C sounds like S)
Z (as in
z
oo,
z
ebra,
z
odiac)
1 T (as in
t
oe,
t
ea,
t
ie)
D (as in
d
oe,
d
ew,
d
ye)
TH (as in
th
eater,
th
istle,
th
imble)
2 N (as in
n
oon,
n
ame,
n
ote)
3 M (as in
m
ow,
m
a,
m
oon)
4 R (as in
r
ow,
r
ye,
r
ain)
5 L (as in
l
ow,
l
aw,
l
ane)
6 CH (as in
ch
eese,
ch
ow,
ch
amp)
SH (as in
sh
oe,
sh
ow,
sh
ower)
G (soft, as in
g
em,
g
in,
g
ym)
J (as in
j
aw,
j
am,
j
ar)
7 C (hard, as in
c
ow,
c
at,
c
an)
K (as in
k
ite,
k
it,
k
id)
G (hard, as in
g
oat,
g
ame,
g
amble)
Q (as in
q
ueen,
q
uake,
q
uack)
8 F (as in
f
oe,
f
an,
f
ur)
V (as in
v
ine,
v
ase,
v
ice)
PH (as in
ph
one,
ph
oto)
9 P (as in
p
ie,
p
ea,
p
ew)
B (as in
b
ow,
b
ee,
b
ay)
0 = S, C (soft), Z
1 = T, D, TH
2 = N
3 = M
4 = R
5 = L
6 = CH, SH, G (soft),] J
7= C (hard), K, G (hard), Q
8 = F, V, PH
9 = P, B
Note: Also CK, since it has a hard C or K sound. For example, the CK in so
ck
, ne
ck
, ro
ck
, che
ck
, and so on.