STUMPERS CLV

INPUT/OUTPUT
Credit: GAMES/World of Puzzles
February, 2016
Pete Niemeyer

In the following lists, the output is related to the input in a certain way - though different for each list.  Can you determine the patterns and supply the answers for the two missing outputs?

1)
INPUT                OUTPUT
BLUE                      2
RATE                       8
HERO                      0
SCORE                    4
CHICKS                  6
SIGN                        ?
HEAVEN                 ?

2)
INPUT               OUTPUT
RED                        C
BLUE                      J
GREEN                   T
EVIL                        I
POOL                      Q
HONEY                   ?
THANK                   ?

3)
INPUT               OUTPUT 
ASTEROID             A
BREAK                   R
CONVERT              N
DENOTING            O
EXPERT                  P
FINAGLE                ?
GYRATE                 ?

Answers:

1) 
SIGN - 9
HEAVEN - 7 (Output is the digit that rhymes with the Input)

2)
HONEY - B
THANK - U (When Output is spoken aloud, it forms a word or phrase with Input) 

3)
FINAGLE - G
GYRATE - Y (Letter that can be dropped from Input and leave a valid word)