Cardinal numbers Numbers are usually written in singular.
five hundred pounds
We use cardinal numbers in order to count; to say how many objects or several thousand cars
people there are. Examples: The plural is only used with dozen, hundred, thousand this type of situation.
hundreds of pounds
The Watsons have three cars. thousands of cars
I’ll be away for four or five days.
Complete the table below:
Here is a list: example: 26 twenty-six
1 one 11 eleven 21 twenty-one 31 thirty-one 1. 18
2. thirty-one
2 two 12 twelve 22 twenty-two 40 forty 3. 12
4. forty-four
3 three 13 thirteen 23 twenty-three 50 fifty 5. 103
6. eleven
4 four 14 fourteen 24 twenty-four 60 sixty 7. 50
8. a hundred and six
5 five 15 fifteen 25 twenty-five 70 seventy
9. 111
10. two hundred and thirty-three
6 six 16 sixteen 26 twenty-six 80 eighty
11. 6,258
7 seven 17 seventeen 27 twenty-seven 90 ninety 12. three hundred and sixty-nine
13. 957
8 eight 18 eighteen 28 twenty-eight 100 a/one hundred 14. one thousand four hundred and eleven
15. 456
9 nine 19 nineteen 29 twenty-nine 1,000 a/one thousand 16. five hundred and twenty-two
17. 4,763
10 ten 20 twenty 30 thirty 1,000,000 a/one million 18. two thousand nine hundred and one
19. 1.333
20. thirty-two thousand one hundred and seventy-seven
In British English we usually separate hundreds and ten by “and”. In
American English they do not. How many days are there in a week? ________________
Example: 301 = three hundred and one
How many seconds are there in an hour? ________________
For hundreds, thousands and millions we can use “a” or “one” at the
beginning of a number. How many weeks are there in a month? ________________
Example: A/one million people were at the concert. How many months are there in a year? ________________
We use commas as a separator = 72,568,267 = seventy-two million, five How old are you? ________________
hundred and sixty-eight thousand, two hundred and sixty-seven. How many students are there in your class? ________________
How many fingers have you? ________________
Correction:
Complete the table below:
example: 26 twenty-six
1. 18 eighteen
2. 31 thirty-one
3. 12 twelve
4. 43 forty-four
5. 103 one hundred and three
6. 11 eleven
7. 50 fifty
8. 106 a hundred and six
9. 111 a hundred and eleven
10. 233 two hundred and thirty-three
11. 6,258 six thousand two hundred and fifty-five
12. 369 three hundred and sixty-nine
13. 957 nine hundred and fifty-seven
14. 1,411 one thousand four hundred and eleven
15. 456 four hundred and fifty-six
16. 522 five hundred and twenty-two
17. 4,763 four thousand seven hundred and sixty-three
18. 2,901 two thousand nine hundred and one
19. 14,973 fourteen thousand nine hundred and seventy-three
20. 6,733,177 six million seven hundred and thirty-two thousand one
hundred and seventy-seven
How many days are there in a week? 7/seven
How many seconds are there in an hour? 60/sixty
How many weeks are there in a month? 4/four
How many months are there in a year? 12/twelve
How old are you? ________________
How many students are there in your class? ________________
How many fingers have you got? 8/eight (I didn’t count the thumbs)