Read & Listen: Writing Numbers



OVERVIEW

 On this page, you will learn about writing numbers.  

  1. First, read the text and study the number chart. 
  2. Then, listen to audio of the text. 


READ & LISTEN

Read:

You can write numbers with numbers or words.  The numbers one (1) through (10) are usually written as words.  Do not start a sentence with a number. 

Example:

There are five students in the group.
There are 50 states in the United States.


Read the numbers and words.

NUMBER WORD NUMBER WORD
1 one 20 twenty
2 two 30 thirty
3 three 40 forty
4 four 50 fifty
5 five 60 sixty
6 six 70 seventy
7 seven 80 eighty
8 eight 90 ninety
9 nine 100 one hundred
10 ten 1000 one thousand

NUMBERS HANDOUT   Links to an external site.

Listen:

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