Table of Cardinal Numbers
1 | one | 11 | eleven | 21 | twenty-one | 31 | thirty-one |
2 | two | 12 | twelve | 22 | twenty-two | 40 | forty |
3 | three | 13 | thirteen | 23 | twenty-three | 50 | fifty |
4 | four | 14 | fourteen | 24 | twenty-four | 60 | sixty |
5 | five | 15 | fifteen | 25 | twenty-five | 70 | seventy |
6 | six | 16 | sixteen | 26 | twenty-six | 80 | eighty |
7 | seven | 17 | seventeen | 27 | twenty-seven | 90 | ninety |
8 | eight | 18 | eighteen | 28 | twenty-eight | 100 | a/one hundred |
9 | nine | 19 | nineteen | 29 | twenty-nine | 1,000 | a/one thousand |
10 | ten | 20 | twenty | 30 | thirty | 1,000,000 |
a/one million
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Separation between hundreds and tens
Hundreds and tens are usually separated by
'and' (in American English 'and' is not necessary).
110 - one hundred and ten
1,250 - one thousand, two hundred and fifty
2,001 - two thousand and one
Hundreds
Use 100 always with 'a' or 'one'.
100 - a hundred / one hundred
'a' can only stand at the beginning of a
number.
100 - a hundred / one hundred
2,100 - two thousand, one hundred
Thousands and Millions
Use 1,000 and 1,000,000 always with 'a' or
'one'.
1,000 - a thousand / one thousand
201,000 - two hundred and one thousand
Use commas as a separator.
57,458,302
The Number 1,000,000,000
In English this number is a billion.
This is very tricky for nations where 'a billion' has 12 zeros.
1,000,000,000,000 in English, however, is a trillion.
But don't worry, these numbers are even a
bit problematic for native speakers: for a long time the British 'billion' had
12 zeros (a number with 9 zeros was called 'a thousand million'). Now, however,
also in British English 'a billion' has 9 zeros. But from time to time this number
still causes confusion (just like this paragraph, I'm afraid). ;o)
Singular or Plural?
Numbers are usually written in singular.
two hundred Euros
several thousand light years
The plural is only used with dozen, hundred, thousand, million, billion,
if they are not modified by another number or expression (e.g. a few /
several).
hundreds of Euros
thousands of light years
1,250 - one thousand, two hundred and fifty
2,001 - two thousand and one
2,100 - two thousand, one hundred
201,000 - two hundred and one thousand
several thousand light years
thousands of light years
Table of Ordinal Numbers
1 | st | first | 11 | th | eleventh | 21 | st | twenty-first | 31 | st | thirty-first | ||
2 | nd | second | 12 | th | twelfth | 22 | nd | twenty-second | 40 | th | fortieth | ||
3 | rd | third | 13 | th | thirteenth | 23 | rd | twenty-third | 50 | th | fiftieth | ||
4 | th | fourth | 14 | th | fourteenth | 24 | th | twenty-fourth | 60 | th | sixtieth | ||
5 | th | fifth | 15 | th | fifteenth | 25 | th | twenty-fifth | 70 | th | seventieth | ||
6 | th | sixth | 16 | th | sixteenth | 26 | th | twenty-sixth | 80 | th | eightieth | ||
7 | th | seventh | 17 | th | seventeenth | 27 | th | twenty-seventh | 90 | th | ninetieth | ||
8 | th | eighth | 18 | th | eighteenth | 28 | th | twenty-eighth | 100 | th | one hundredth | ||
9 | th | ninth | 19 | th | nineteenth | 29 | th | twenty-ninth | 1,000 | th | one thousandth | ||
10 | th | tenth | 20 | th | twentieth | 30 | th | thirtieth | 1,000,000 | th | one millionth |
Spelling of Ordinal Numbers
Just add th to the cardinal
number:
four - fourth
eleven - eleventh
Exceptions:
one - first
two - second
three - third
five - fifth
eight - eighth
nine - ninth
twelve - twelfth
In compound ordinal numbers, note that only
the last figure is written as an ordinal number:
421st = four hundred and twenty-first
5,111th = five thousand, one hundred and
eleventh
Figures
When expressed as figures, the last two
letters of the written word are added to the ordinal number:
first = 1st
second = 2nd
third = 3rd
fourth = 4th
twenty-sixth = 26th
hundred and first = 101st
Titles
In names for kings and queens, ordinal
numbers are written in Roman numbers. In spoken English, the definite article
is used before the ordinal number:
Charles II - Charles the Second
Edward VI - Edward the Sixth
Henry VIII - Henry the Eighth
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