Sign inNumbers for beginners
If math describes how the world works, numbers are the alphabet that makes math possible. In this lesson, we will discover all about them.
How to Ask About Numbers
Numbers are symbols used to show how many or how much of something there is.
1-10
The following is a list of numbers one to ten. Look at them:
- 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
There are
Warning!
Remember not to confuse 'three' with 'tree'. 'Tree' is the name of a green plant.
11-20
Now, we are going to learn about numbers eleven to twenty. Look at the following list:
- 11 → Eleven
- 12 → Twelve
- 13 → Thirteen
- 14 → Fourteen
- 15 → Fifteen
- 16 → Sixteen
- 17 → Seventeen
- 18 → Eighteen
- 19 → Nineteen
- 20 → Twenty
Now, take a look at the following examples:
She can see
There are
Sam feels sad for that
21-29
When we want to write about numbers like 21, 22, etc. We use a hyphen (-) between parts of the compound number. We use a hyphen for all compound numbers from 21 to 99.
- 21 → Twenty-one
- 24 → Twenty-four
- 27 → Twenty-seven
- 29 → Twenty-nine
Tip!
In English, we do not say thirty and five. We say thirty-five.
30, 40, 50, ...
Now, we are going to take a look at numbers like 30, 40, 50, etc. Take a look at the list below:
- 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
Tip!
Do not confuse the pronunciation of some numbers. For example:
15 → fifteen: /ˌfɪfˈtiːn/
50 → fifty → /ˈfɪfti/
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