Cut Spelling - Substitution Rules

Substitution Rules

The Cut Spelling system also uses three substitution rules:

  1. The digraphs gh and ph become f when pronounced /f/. Examples: draught → draft, sulphur → sulfr, photograph → fotograf.
  2. The letter g is changed to j when pronounced /dʒ/ or /ʒ/. Examples: judge → juj, rouge → ruje.
  3. The combinations ig and igh are changed to y when pronounced /aɪ/. Examples: flight → flyt, sign → syn.

The Cut Spelling Handbook also lists optional additional rules such as replacing ch with k when it makes the /k/ sound, respelling as y unusual patterns that make the /aɪ/ diphthong, as well as replacing –tion, –cian, –sion, –ssion, etc. with –shn.

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