English Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers: a free printable worksheet on the English Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers
English Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers
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Level:
This lesson can be used on all ages of beginner to elementary students.
Target:
The aim of this lesson is to teach students the numbers in English.
The numbers in English
1.1. Cardinal numbers
Cardinal numbers say how many people or things there are.
Examples:
- There are five books on the desk.
- Ron is ten years old.
1.1.1. Numbers bigger than 20
Use a hyphen between compound numbers.
| Number | Word |
|---|---|
| 21 | twenty–one |
| 55 | fifty–five |
| 99 | ninety–nine |
1.1.2. Numbers bigger than 100
Use a hyphen between compound numbers and the word and.
Use either the definite article a or one for 100.
| Number | Word |
|---|---|
| 121 | a/one hundred and twenty–one |
| 356 | three hundred and fifty–six |
| 999 | nine hundred and ninety–nine |
In American English and is mostly not used.
1.1.3.Numbers bigger than 1,000
Use a hyphen between compound numbers and the word and.
Use either the definite article a or one for 1,000.
Separate three digits with a comma (,) → 50,000.
| Number | Word |
|---|---|
| 1,121 | a/one thousand and one hundred and twenty–one |
| 2,356 | two thousand and three hundred and fifty–six |
| 9,999 | nine thousand and nine hundred and ninety–nine |
| 305,234 | three hundred and five thousand and two hundred and thirty–four |
In American English and is mostly not used.
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