Numbers

For beginners

Numbers help express quantity and sequence, forming the foundations of clear communication. In this lesson, you will learn to read and write numbers in English.

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:

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:

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:

There were around sixty guests at her house.

Tip!

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

15 → fifteen: /ˌfɪfˈtiːn/

50 → fifty → /ˈfɪfti/

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What are numbers?
1-10
11-20
21-29
Multiples of 10

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