SAYING NUMBERS IN ENGLISH
1. Cardinal Numbers (Counting Numbers)
1 - One
2 - Two
3 - Three
4 - Four
5 - Five
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2. Ordinal Numbers (Positions)
1st - First
2nd - Second
3rd - Third
4th - Fourth
5th - Fifth
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3. Tens
10 - Ten
20 - Twenty
30 - Thirty
40 - Forty
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4. Hundreds
100 - One hundred
200 - Two hundred
300 - Three hundred
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5. Thousands
1,000 - One thousand
5,000 - Five thousand
10,000 - Ten thousand
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6. Millions & Billions
1,000,000 - One million
1,000,000,000 - One billion
7. Decimals
2.5 - Two point five
0.75 - Zero point seventy-five
8. Fractions
1/2 - One-half
3/4 - Three-quarters
1/3 - One-third
9. Years
1998 - Nineteen ninety-eight
2024 - Twenty twenty-four
10. Money
$5.99 - Five dollars ninety-nine
£3.50 - Three pounds fifty
11. Phone Numbers
555-8392 - Five five five, eight three nine two
12. Large Numbers
1,250,000 - One million, two hundred fifty thousand
Exercises
1. Fill in the Blanks
Complete the sentences with the correct number in words:
1. 25 - __________
2. 3rd - __________
3. 2.75 - __________
4. 1000 - __________
5. $4.50 - __________
2. Matching
Match the number with its correct written form:
1. 1/4 a. One billion
2. 2020 b. One-fourth
3. 1,000,000 c. Two thousand twenty
4. 1,000,000,000 d. One million
3. Pronunciation Practice
Read the following numbers aloud:
1. 1,234,567
2. 47.89
3. 3/5
4. 1999
5. 555-9038