Numerals in English (for beginners). Exercises: numerals in English Exercises to practice numerals in English

Today we will do several exercises on cardinal and ordinal numbers in English. The article provides exercises of different difficulty levels. Some are suitable for children, others will be interesting and useful even for adults.

Exercises on cardinal numbers.

Exercises 1 – 3 are suitable for children in grades 2, 3, 4. Exercises 4 – 7 are more complex and will be useful even for those who already know English well and want to practice difficult cases of using cardinal numbers. There are answers only to complex exercises; to do simple ones correctly, you just need to read the articles, links to which are given in the exercises. Don't be lazy.

Exercise 1. Spell the NUMBERS.

Exercise 2. Fill the table.

Exercise 3. Write the final result.

Example: Ten + nine: nineteen

a) Twenty one + four:

b) Sixty + nineteen:

c) Ninety two + four:

d) Forty+ sixteen:

e) Eighty + seven:

f) Fifty + twenty:

g) Fifty + thirteen:

h) Thirty + sixteen:

i) Thirty three + four:

j) Eleven + nine:

k) Seventy + eight:

l) Seventy + fifteen:

Exercise 4. Write the numbers.

The number of Dwarves Snow White lived with — ___________
The Celsius freezing point — ___________
Days in April —___________
The number of letters in the English alphabet — ___________
An unlucky number —___________
Teeth in the normal human mouth — ___________
The number of years in a millennium — ___________
The number of months in a year — ___________
Days in December –___________
Degrees in a right angle — ___________
Books in a trilogy —___________
Minutes in an hour —___________
Legs has an octopus — ___________
The number of cents in a half-dollar — ___________
Players in a soccer team — ___________
Number of hours in a day —___________
Celsius boiling point - ___________

Exercise 5. Form combinations of the data in brackets of cardinal numbers in verbal form and the data in brackets of plural nouns:

If you have any difficulties, repeat the topic “ ”

Example: (2) (a man) – two men,

(95) (a forget-me-not).

Exercise 6. Choose the correct form.

My daughter is still a teenager. She is only fifteen/fifty.
He knew it was a painting worth $10 million/millions.
Three hundred/Three hundreds of people gathered at the stadium.
In the section 2/section 2 we also suggest other topics that need to be researched.
The first battle of the American Revolution was fought in the year/the year 1775.
Hundred/A hundred years ago the principal means of communication was by post and telegraph.
How many children are there in the school? About three hundred/three hundreds.
The report has got over five hundred/five hundred pages.
It happened in the year two thousand and two/two thousand and second.
All International flights are from Terminal One /the Terminal One.

Exercise 7. Fill in the blanks with cardinal numbers in verbal form with the data in brackets.

The division of the circle into ______________ (360) parts occurred in ancient India, as evidenced in the Rigveda
____________ (22,200) donors from Manchester have been honored at an awards ceremony for donating.
The newly elected board of directors consists of_________ (42) new members.
Chelsea won___________ (2:0) against Marseille at Stamford Bridge.
Russia is the largest country in the world by surface area, covering more than ________ (1/8) of the Earth's inhabited land area, with over __________ (144,000,000) people at the end of March _________2016.

Exercise 8. Hundred or hundreds? Choose the correct item.

There were hundreds of people/hundred of people at the pool today.
That dress costs hundreds of pounds/hundreds of pound.
We’ve driven a hundred miles in the last two hours.
I agree with you one hundred percent/one hudreds percent.
Hundreds/hundred of people watched the football match at the i stadium.
Eight hundred/eight hundreds is not enough. Her paintings cost thousands/thousand.
Benjamin received cards from scores/score of local people.
People are leaving the Nationalist Party by the score/by a score.
Nearly a thousand/thousands football fans were arrested.
There are literally thousands/thousand of people without homes.

Exercise 9. Fill in the gaps with the data in brackets with the nouns hundred, thousand, million, billion in the singular (with or without an article) or in the plural.

Over the past two years, over______________ (million) immigrants found work, many illegally.
_____________ (thousand) of bees have been stolen from a British university.
Two___________ (hundred) years after the Constitution was signed, free-enterprise economics had produced doubtful results.
State prosecutors investigate more than____________ (thousand) cases of stolen babies in Spain.
According to the estimate, the world population has exceeded the number of seven__________ (billion) people
Officials issued public warnings after___________ (hundred) of sharks were spotted in the waters.
Roman Abramovich threw a party costing five___________ (million) pounds.
___________ (million) of people in West Africa must be protected from a serious food crisis.
It has been found that walking ten____________ (thousand) steps a day will help you drop undesired pounds.

Exercises on ordinal numbers.

Exercises 10 - 13 are quite simple, they are suitable for children, but the last exercise is much more difficult. Be sure to repeat the topic.

Exercise 10. Write the sentences.

Children in a running competition.

John – number 1, Peter – number 5, Joe – number 6, Lena – number 2, Spike – number 4, Jane – number 3

EXAMPLE: John was the First.

Lena was the _____________.
Peter was the _____________.
Joe was the _______________.
Jane was the ______________.
Spike was the _____________.

Exercise 11. Write the correct ordinal number.

Saturday is the __________ day of the week.
The___________ month of the year is June. .
The___________month of the year is March.
In a competition the gold medal is for the________ place and the silver medal is for the__________ place.

Exercise 12. Fill the table.

Exercise 13. Identify the ordinal position of the following letters: (The first one is done for you)

H is the eighth letter.
T is the _______________________ letter.
Q is the _______________________ letter.
N is the _______________________ letter.
P is the _______________________ letter.
K is the _______________________ letter.
M is the _______________________ letter.
R is the _______________________ letter.
S is the _______________________ letter.
O is the _______________________ letter.
L is the_______________________ letter.
J is the _______________________ letter.
G is the _______________________ letter.

Exercise 14. Choose the correct form.

It happened in the middle of the twentyth/twentieth century.
I usually go to school by bus six/bus sixth.
He is now ranked hundred/hundredth in the world of tennis.
1999 was the second hundred/the two hundredth anniversary of; Pushkin's birth.
The car changed the life of people in the 20th/the 20s century.
At least two third/two thirds of the novel is about the life of people in the 19th century.
He was the third/the third to arrive.
8 The USA ranks third/three in population.
I am the one hundred and first/one hundredth and first in this huge line.
Vincent Van Gogh’s paintings are among the most famous of the 19th century / the 19th century.

Answers to exercises on numerals.

Exercise 6.

1 fifteen, 2 million, 3 three hundred, 4 section, 5 in the year, 6 a hundred, 7 three hundred, 8 five hundred, 9 two thousand and two, 10 Terminal One

Exercise 7.

1 Three hundred and sixty, 2 twenty-two thousand two hundred, 3 forty-two, 4 two nothing (or two nill), 5 one-eight / one hundred and forty-four million / twenty sixteen

Exercise 8.

1 hundreds of people, 2 hundreds of pounds, 3 a hundred miles, 4 one hundred percent, 5 Hundreds, 6 Eight hundred, 7 scores, 8 by the score, 9 a thousand, 10 thousands

Exercise 9.

1 a million, 2 thousands, 3 hundred, 4 a thousand, 5 billion, 6 hundreds, 7 million, 8 million, thousand

Exercise 14.

1 twentieth, 2 bus six, 3 hundredth, 4 the two hundredth, 5 20th, 6 two thirds, 7 the third, 8 third, 9 one hundred and first, 10 the 19th century

If you have any questions about other exercises, ask them in the comments.

Before doing exercises with tasks on numerals in English, you can distribute cards:

Task 1. Write an ordinal number.

5 th	4th
7 th	16th
9 th	27 th
1st	38 th
3rd	82nd
19th	31st
85 rd	15th
14th	41nd
53rd	63nd
80 rd	74nd
20rd	59nd
45rd	35th
24rd	12nd
96 rd	11th
10 rd	13th

Task 2. Find pairs: words from the first column and corresponding numbers from the second.

For example: 1=d

seventy-two a) 31
thirteen b) 11
fifty-six c) 660
eighty d) 72
eighteen e) 315
twenty-three f) 100
eleven g) 13
ninety h) 49
twelve i) 925
twenty j) 18
nineteen k) 80
forty-nine l) 504
one hundred m) 217
thirty-one n) 410
four hundred and ten o) 90
six hundred and sixty p) 56
five hundred and four q) 23
nine hundred and twenty-five r) 20
two hundred and seventeen s) 19
three hundred and fifteen t) 12

Task 3. Write the dates indicated in brackets in words.
For example: I was born on …… (05/13/1976). (I was born......) – I was born on the thirteenth of May, nineteen seventy-six.

My son was born on…… (02.12.2000).
Our dog was born on…… (08/21/2008).
My granddad was born on…… (06/23/1900).
My granny was born on…… (02/18/1910).

Task 4. Solve the example and write the answer in words.

For example: twenty + fifty-eight = seventy-eight (20+58=78)

sixty-two + fourteen = ...
fifteen + two hundred and forty-six = …
ninety + ten = …
thirty-one + nineteen = …
seventy-three + eighty-two = …
three thousand one hundred and twelve + ninety-nine = …

Task 5. Write fractions in words.

For example: 5/6 – five sixths, 2/3 – two thirds

½ 5.9/10
5/8 6. 11/12
1/3 7. 2/5
4/7 8. 3/4

Task 6. Convert cardinal numbers to ordinal numbers.

For example: one (one) – the first (first), thirty (thirty) – the thirtieth (thirtieth), sixty-four (sixty-four) – the sixty-fourth (sixty-fourth)

two
eighty-three
seven hundred and sixteen
twelve
eleven
twenty-five
ninety-six
thirty-eight
ten
two thousand and nine

Answers:
Task 2.

2 – g, 3 – p, 4 – k, 5 – j, 6 – q, 7 – b, 8 – o, 9 – t, 10 – r, 11 – s, 12 – h, 13 – f, 14 – a, 15 – n, 16 – c, 17 – l, 18 – i, 19 – m, 20 – e

Task 3.

the second of December, two thousand.
the twenty-first of August, two thousand and eight.
the twenty-third of June, nineteen hundred.
the eighteenth of February, nineteen hundred and ten.

Task 4.

1. seventy-six 2. two hundred and sixty-one 3. one hundred 4. fifty 5. one hundred and fifty-five 6. three thousand two hundred and eleven

Task 5.

one half 5. nine tenths
five eighths 6. eleven twelfths
one thirds 7. two fifths
four sevenths 8. three fourths

Task 6.

1. the second 2. the eighty-third 3. the seven hundred and sixteenth 4. the twelfth 5. the eleventh 6. the twenty-fifth 7. the ninety-sixth 8. the thirty-eighth 9. the tenth 10. the two thousand and ninth

Exercises on numbers (ordinal and cardinal)

Numerals are a special part of speech that serves to indicate the order or quantity of different objects. It is on this basis that they are divided into quantitative and, accordingly, ordinal. Everything is simple - quantitative ones indicate a certain number of objects (how many? - how many?), and ordinal ones - their order (which number? - which?). Ordinal numbers in all cases are accompanied by the article “the” - definite.

It is imperative to get to know numerals better, since they are extremely necessary for any person, not only when making any mathematical calculations, but also in the most ordinary everyday life, which is simply unthinkable without them.

Exercises on numerals in English (tests with answers)

A. The following sentences must be translated into English.

1. We are reading lesson six, exercise five.
2. John writes his fourth letter today.
3. Today is the eleventh of December.
4. Yesterday was the ninth of January 2013.
5. Jack must learn forty-seven words.
6. Today is the six hundred and twenty-third day since the start of the show.
7. Jane was born in 1980.
8. This was James's second attempt to pass this exam.

1. We read lesson 6 (six), exercise 5 (five).
2. John writes the 5th (fifth) letter today.
3. Today is the 11th (eleventh) of December.
4. Yesterday was the 9th (ninth) of January 2013 (two thousand thirteen (English version), twenty hundred thirteen (American version)).
5. Jack has to learn forty-seven words.
6. Today is the six hundred twenty-third day from the beginning of the show.
7. Jane was born in 1980 (nineteen eighty).
8. It was James` second attempt to pass this examination.

B. Name the years below in English:

1. 1943.
2. 2085.
3. 1950.
4. 1812.
5. 1689.
6. 1238.
7. 1909.
8. 1700.
9. 2000.
10. 3004.

Answers:

1. Nineteen forty-three.
2. Two thousand eighty-five.
3. Nineteen fifty.
4. Eighteen hundred twelve.
5. Sixteen hundred eighty-nine.
6. Twelve hundred thirty-eight.
7. Nineteen oh nine.
8. Seventeen hundred.
9. Year two thousand.
10. Year three thousand and four.

B. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Mary knows five foreign languages.
2. John has two hundred eighteen thousand dollars.
3. You must write these words three times.
4. Each room has only one ceiling.
5. Jane would like to have a third glass of juice.
6. Barbara's first husband was a sales manager.
7. Your homework consists of exercises 1 and 4 on page 56 (on page fifty-six).
8. Bob saw zero on the monitor screen.

Answers:

1. Mary knows five foreign languages.
2. John has two hundred eighteen thousand dollars.
3. You have to write these words three times.
4. Every room has only one ceiling.
5. Jane would like to get the third glass of juice.
6. Barbara`s first husband was sales manager.
7. Your homework consists of exercises one and four on page 56 (on the 56th (fifty-sixth) page).
8. Bob saw a zero on his screen display.

D. Translate the sentences into Russian:

1. It was Jane`s second impression.
2. Jack saw thousands of blubbers.
3. Sixty citizens voted for him.
4. Jack earned six hundred dollars a month.
5. That happened three hundred years ago.
6. This company employed fifty-nine workers.

Answers:

1. This was Jane's second impression.
2. Jack saw thousands of jellyfish.
3. Sixty townspeople voted for him.
4. Jack earned six hundred dollars a month.
5. This happened three hundred years ago.
6. This company hired fifty-nine workers.

D. Translate the following sentences into English:

1. Jane completed the eighth exercise.
2. Robert's favorite number is seventeen.
3. Jane's mother bought twenty-eight oranges.
4. My cousin has only one apartment.
5. There are three ways to his home.
6. The first and third test tasks were easy.
7. Their first choice was the best.
8. Barbara needs six ingredients for her cake.

Answers:

1. Jane made the eighth exercise.
2. Robert`s favorite number is seventeen.
3. Jane`s mother bought twenty-eight oranges.
4. My cousin has only one flat.
5. There are three ways to his house.
6. The first and the third tests were easy.
7. Their first choice was the best.
8. Barbara needs six ingredients for her cake.

The article offers you material and ideas for organizing an English lesson on the topic “Numbers and Figures”.

Necessary English words on the topic “Numbers, numbers” for beginners, children: list with transcription and translation

This topic is very important to study, because without knowing numbers and numbers, you will not be able to do or explain a single thing. Just imagine a situation on the street (for example, looking for a house) or in a store (buying something). Either way, you just need to know the numbers.

It is advisable not only to write down thematic vocabulary (words) in a dictionary, but also to memorize it by repeating it several times. It is useful to write down the English and Russian equivalent of the word, as well as the transcription (a system of signs that helps you read sounds correctly).

Topic vocabulary:

Exercises and tasks in English for children on the topic “Numbers, numbers”

Properly selected written and oral exercises will help not only to gain new knowledge, but also to consolidate what has already been acquired. Most of the exercises are designed to enable the child to remember the names of numerals and recognize them in tasks.

Exercises:

Task No. 1: Solve the crossword puzzle by writing in the numerals in words (below you are given a hint which numbers are located vertically and which are horizontal).
Task No. 2: First, write the necessary letters in the names of the numerals, and then solve the examples by writing the answer (numeral) in an English word.
Task No. 3: This is a mindfulness task. You need to find words that do not match the pictures of numbers.
Task No. 4: In the first part of the task, you should highlight the numerals that are hidden in the table (just circle), and in the second, enter the necessary word (also a numeral) that fits.

Dialogue in English for children on the topic “Numbers, numbers” with translation

To learn how to introduce new words (numerals) into speech, you need to learn how to compose dialogues with thematic vocabulary. Dialogues will help students develop not only thinking, but also practice grammar.

Phrases in English for children on the topic “Numbers, numbers” with translation

Phrases and phrases in English on the topic “numerals” will help you easily compose sentences, dialogues and write essays. Read the suggested phrases and say them several times, trying to remember and understand the meaning of what is being said.

English	Translation
*A lot of numbers*	Lots of numbers (numbers)
*Numerals*	Numerals
*To count*	Count
*Counting*	Check
*At the fifth floor*	On the fifth floor
*My telephone number is...*	My telephone number …
*Three classes of…*	Three classes... (three levels)
*The first class*	First class (highest level)
*Five times* *a day*	Five times a day
*Nineteen hundred and seventeen*	1917th
*I am 20*	I am 20 years old
*How much?*	How many?

Songs for children in English on the topic “Numbers, numbers” with translation

If you can’t memorize numbers quickly and efficiently, you can ask your child to sing songs about numbers with you.

Songs:

Cards in English on the topic “Numbers, numbers” with translation

Bright and colorful cards with written words (number symbols) will definitely come in handy in the lesson. Try to prepare visuals rather than writing numbers on the board, as they have a completely different impression on children and always attract their attention.

Cards:

Games in English on the topic “Numbers, numbers”

A game is one of the most effective forms of work, which will help you easily and very quickly remember all the necessary material.

What you can play:

Puzzles. To do this, print out several pictures with numbers in advance and cut them into pieces. Then let them add them up and then say the number.
Solving examples. To do this, write simple examples on the board in advance. The students’ task is to solve the examples and voice them (all numbers and signs).
Count. To do this, you should pay attention to the objects that surround you. The task is to list them, starting your sentence with the words “I can see...(four chairs, two tables).”

Riddles and poems in English on the topic “Numbers, numbers” with translation

Such tasks can not only diversify the lesson, but also help children more easily remember the names of numbers. Poems and riddles can be taught in advance or read immediately in class.

Cartoons for children on the topic “Numbers, numbers”

Cartoons and video lessons will greatly help you in English classes, when important information is presented to students in an interesting and unusual form. Such cartoons are sure to interest the child and “store important information in his memory.”

If the topic is boring for the child, turn it into a game or song, try to fill the lesson with interesting tasks and creative exercises.

It is important to teach your child basic phrases and answer questions, for example, “I am 9 years old,” “I live on the 2nd floor,” “my house number is 7,” “I have 3 sisters.”

Take a moment to learn how to read the phone number (all numbers separately).

It would be a good idea for older children to explain the rules for reading complex numbers (years), which are divided into a pair of two-digit ones.

Remember that first of all you should ensure that the child remembers words and names numbers correctly and only then writes grammatically correct.

Video: “English: numbers”

In English, as well as in Russian, Numerals are divided into quantitative and ordinal. Cardinal Numerals indicate the number of objects and answer the question: How many?

EXAMPLE one - one, two - two, ten - ten, etc.

Ordinal Numerals indicate the order of objects and answer the question: which one is in order?

EXAMPLE the first is the first, the second is the second, the tenth is the tenth, etc.

Cardinal numbers in English

(table No. 1)

Ordinal numbers in English

(table No. 2)

Below is a comparative table of numerals, as well as spelling features.

Cardinal and ordinal numbers in English (exercises)

Exercise 1. Speech exercises

Exercise 2. Speak and write in English.

0, 12, 22, 39, 43, 55, 68, 73, 86, 94, 134, 282, 304, 471, 938, 1963

Exercise 3.Select cardinal numbers from the list and translate them.

1.first; 2.eleven; 3.forty; 4.second; 5.two hundred; 6.twenty-first; 7.nineteen; 8.seven; 9.twelfth; 10.third; 11.fourth; 12.eight; 13.seventeen; 14.fifth; 15.nine; 16.one; 17.sixteen;18.tenth; 19.fifty; 20.one hundred and first

Exercise 4.Select ordinal numbers from the list and translate them.

1.one hundred; 2.fourteen; 3.thirteenth; 4.two 5.ninth; 6.twenty-three; 7.thirty; 8.hundredth; 9.thirty-fifth; 10.seventeenth; 11.forty; 12.twentieth; 13.one million; 14.thousand and hundredth; 15.sixth; 16.ninety; 17.forty-five;18.third; 19.three; 20.eleven

Exercise 5.Write cardinal numbers in words and form ordinal numbers from them.

3, 4 , 5, 11, 21, 28, 30

Exercise 6.Write cardinal numbers in words and form ordinal numbers from them.

Exercise 7.Find and fix errors.

Exercise 8.Look at the picture and fill in the gaps in the sentences.

There are… cats in the picture.
There are… spots in the picture.
There are … TV sets in the picture.
There are...boxes in the picture.
There are…snakes in the picture.
There are… houses in the picture.
There are … vegetables in the picture.
There are… clocks in the picture.
There is… flag in the picture.
There are... letters in the picture.
There are… forks in the picture.
There is… book in the picture.

Exercise 9. Answer the questions. Write your answers in words.

How many wheels does a car have? ...
How many seasons are there in a year?…
How many wheels does a bicycle have? ...
How many fingers do you have? ...
How many letters are there in English ABC? ...
How many letters are there in Russian ABC? ...
How many letters are there in eight? ...
How many copecks are in one ruble? ...
How many days are there in a week? ...
How many days are there in a year? ...
How many legs do you have? ...
How much is 5 + 4? ...

Exercise 10.Find 17 encrypted numerals.

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Cardinal and ordinal numbers in English (poems)

Read and Learn poems. Try to write your poems using an analogy.

1. Poem “One, two, three”

One, two, three
Let me see.
Who likes coffee?
Who likes tea?

One, two, three
Now I see
You like coffee.
I like tea.

One, two
Where's my shoe?
Three, four
It is on the floor.

One, two, three, four
Mary's at the cottage door.
Five, six, seven, eight
Eating cherries off the plate.

2. Poem “Let’s count”

One, two, three
Let me see.
New is not old.
Warm is not cold.
Big is not small.
Low is not tall.
Short is not long.
Weak is not strong.

Four, five, six.
Some more tricks.
Far is not near.
Vague is not clear.
Good is not bad.
Slim is not fat.
Black is not white.
Left is not right.

Seven, eight, nine, ten.
Let's do it again.
Yes is not no.
Come is not go.
Woman is not man.
Now is not then.
Stupid is not clever.
Always is not never.