Whole Numbers also known as Cardinal Numbers - used for counting |
| Symbol |
Word |
Pronounce It |
| 0 |
Nought |
0 |
| 1 |
One |
1 |
| 2 |
Two |
2 |
| 3 |
Three |
3 |
| 4 |
Four |
4 |
| 5 |
Five |
5 |
| 6 |
Six |
6 |
| 7 |
Seven |
7 |
| 8 |
Eight |
8 |
| 9 |
Nine |
9 |
| 10 |
Ten |
10 |
| 11 |
Eleven |
11 |
| 12 |
Twelve |
12 |
| 13 |
Thirteen |
13 |
| 14 |
Fourteen |
14 |
| 15 |
Fifteen |
15 |
| 16 |
Sixteen |
16 |
| 17 |
Seventeen |
17 |
| 18 |
Eighteen |
18 |
| 19 |
Nineteen |
19 |
| 20 |
Twenty |
20 |
| 21 |
Twenty-one ... |
21 |
| 30 |
Thirty |
30 |
| 40 |
Forty |
40 |
| 50 |
Fifty |
50 |
| 60 |
Sixty |
60 |
| 70 |
Seventy |
70 |
| 80 |
Eighty |
80 |
| 90 |
Ninety |
90 |
| 100 |
One hundred |
100 |
| 101 |
One hundred and one ... |
101 |
| 102 |
One thousand |
1,000 |
| 1,000,000 |
One million |
1,000,000 |
| 1,000,000,000,000 |
One billion |
1,000,000,000,000 |
Ordinal Numbers - used for ranking |
| In figures |
In words |
Pronounce It |
| 1st |
the first |
1st |
| 2nd |
the second |
2nd |
| 3rd |
the third |
3rd |
| 4th |
the fourth |
4th |
| 5th |
the fifth |
5th |
| 6th |
the sixth |
6th |
| 7th |
the seventh |
7th |
| 8th |
the eighth |
8th |
| 9th |
the ninth |
9th |
| 10th |
the tenth |
10th |
| 11th |
the eleventh |
11th |
| 12th |
the twelfth |
12th |
| 13th |
the thirteenth |
13th |
| 14th |
the fourteenth |
14th |
| 15th |
the fifteenth |
15th |
| 16th |
the sixteenth |
16th |
| 17th |
the seventeenth |
17th |
| 18th |
the eighteenth |
18th |
| 19th |
the nineteenth |
19th |
| 20th |
the twentieth |
20th |
| 21st |
the twenty-first |
... |
| 22nd |
the twenty-second |
... |
| 23rd |
the twenty-third |
... |
| 24th |
the twenty-fourth |
... |
| 25th |
the twenty-fifth |
... |
| 26th |
the twenty-sixth |
... |
| 27th |
the twenty-seventh |
... |
| 28th |
the twenty-eighth |
... |
| 29th |
the twenty-ninth |
... |
| 30th |
the thirtieth |
30th |
| 40th |
the fortieth |
40th |
| 50th |
the fiftieth |
50th |
| 60th |
the sixtieth |
60th |
| 70th |
the seventieth |
70th |
| 80th |
the eightieth |
80th |
| 90th |
the ninetieth |
90th |
| 100th |
the hundredth |
100th |
| 101st |
the hundred and first |
... |
| 1000th |
the thousandth |
1000th |
Ordinal numbers are often used in fractions:-
Fractions |
| Symbol |
Word |
Pronounce It |
| 1/8 |
One eighth |
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| 1/5 |
One fifth |
|
| 1/4 |
One quarter |
|
| 3/4 |
Three quarters |
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| 1/3 |
One third |
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| 2/3 |
Two thirds |
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| 1/2 |
One half |
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Sums |
| Symbols |
Word (common term in brackets) |
Pronounce It |
| + |
Plus (And) |
+ |
| - |
Minus (Take away) |
- |
| x |
Multiplied by (Times) |
x |
| ÷ |
Divided by |
÷ |
| = |
Equals (Is) |
= |
| . |
Point |
. |
| % |
Percent |
% |
| (((1 + 6) - 2) x 2) ÷ 2.5=4 |
One plus six minus two multiplied by two divided by two point five equals four
or
One and six take away two times two divided by two point five is four |
1 + 6 - 2 x 2 ÷ 2.5=4 |
| 10% 100=10 |
Ten percent of one hundred equals ten. |
10% 100=10 |
What to say |
We often say "a" instead of "one".
For example when we have the numbers 100 or 1/2 we say "A hundred" or "A half".
For example:
11/2 - "One and a half."
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When pronouncing decimals we use the word point to represent the dot. The numbers following the dot are pronounced separately.
For example:
When you have the number 1.36 we say "One point three six."
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Interesting Numbers |
~ 0 ~
What could possibly be interesting about nothing?
It's the number of ways you can say 0 in English.
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When we use it |
For example:- |
| 0 = oh |
after a decimal point |
9.02 = "Nine point oh two." |
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in bus or room numbers |
Rooom 101 = "Room one oh one."
Bus 602 = "Bus six oh two." |
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in phone numbers |
9130472 = "Nine one three oh four seven two." |
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in years |
1906 = "Nineteen oh six." |
| 0 = nought |
before a decimal point |
0.06 = "Nought point oh six." |
| 0 = zero |
in temperature |
-10°C = "10 degrees below zero." |
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US English for the number |
0 = "Zero" |
| 0 = nil |
in football |
Chelsea 2 Manchester United 0 = "Chelsea two Manchester United nil." |
| 0 = love |
in tennis |
20 - 0 = "Twenty love." | |
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~ 12 ~
The number 12 is often represented as a dozen and the number 6 as a half dozen.
For example:
12 eggs= "A dozen eggs."
6 eggs = "Half a dozen eggs."^ |
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~ 13 ~
A dozen is 12, but a baker's dozen is 13, because in the past bakers who were caught shortchanging customers could be liable to severe punishment, so they used to add an extra bread roll to make up the weight.
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~ 1 billion ~
When is a billion not a billion?
In British English billion traditionally means a million million = 1,000,000,000,000 = 1012
In American English billion means a thousand million = 1,000,000,000 = 109
The American billion has become standard in technical and financial use.
However, to avoid confusion it is better to use the terms "thousand million" for 109 and "million million" for 1012.
Milliard " is French for the number 109. It is not used in American English but is sometimes, but rarely, used in British English. | 实践证明经常访问无忧英语教育网 www.51education.net ,能迅速提高你的英语学习能力!积沙成塔,不断提高! 本站所提供的所有信息仅供学校课堂教学及英语学习者学习研究之用，其著作权归原作者及媒体所有。
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