Numbers For beginners

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"Numbers" in the English Grammar

What are numbers?

Numbers are symbols used to show the quantity or amount of things.

1-10

The following is a list of numbers one to ten:

1 → one

2 → two

3 → three

4 → four

5 → five

6 → six

7 → seven

8 → eight

9 → nine

10 → ten

Now, let us take a look at some examples:

Example

There is one cat lying on the car.

There are seven cars in the garage.

Warning!

Remember not to confuse 'three' with 'tree'. 'Tree' is the name of a green plant.

11-20

Now, take a look at the list of numbers 11-20:

11 → eleven

12 → twelve

13 → thirteen

14 → fourteen

15 → fifteen

16 → sixteen

17 → seventeen

18 → eighteen

19 → nineteen

20 → twenty

Here are some examples:

Example

She can see twelve ducks in the street.

There are nineteen members left in our group.

Sam feels sad for that thirteen-year-old girl.

21-29

To write numbers like 21, 22, etc. a hyphen (-) is placed between parts of the compound number. This rule is true for all compound numbers from 21 to 99.

21 → twenty-one

24 → twenty-four

27 → twenty-seven

29 → twenty-nine

Tip!

In English, a compound number like 35 is not read as thirty and five, but as thirty-five.

Multiples of 10

The list below shows the written form of multiples of 10, like 20, 30, 40, etc.

30 → thirty

40 → forty

50 → fifty

60 → sixty

70 → seventy

80 → eighty

90 → ninety

100 → one hundred

Now, let us take a look at an example:

Example

There were around sixty guests at her house.

Tip!

Do not confuse the pronunciation of some numbers. For example:

Example

15 → fifteen: /ˌfɪfˈtiːn/

50 → fifty → /ˈfɪfti/

Quiz:


1.

Sort the numbers 1 to 10 in the correct order.

three
seven
nine
five
one
two
eight
ten
four
six
2.

Which of the following is the correct spelling for the number 14?

A

fourten

B

fourteen

C

fourty

D

forteen

3.

Which is the correct way to write the number 26?

A

twenty-six

B

twentysix

C

twenty six

D

twenty and six

4.

Match the multiples of ten with their written form.

30
50
70
20
90
40
80
forty
seventy
ninety
fifty
twenty
thirty
eighty
5.

fill the blanks with the correct written form of the number in parentheses.

There are

(17) students in the classroom.

I have

(5) apples in my basket.

She saw

(12) birds flying in the sky.

They are reading

(45) pages of the book.

There were

(30) runners in the race.

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