CARDINAL AND ORDINAL NUMBERS
CARDINAL NUMBERS
1 ONE
2 TWO
3 THREE
4 FOUR
5 FIVE
6 SIX
7 SEVEN
8 EIGHT
9 NINE
10 TEN
11 ELEVEN
12 TWELVE
13 THIRTEEN
14 FOURTEEN
15 FIFTEEN
16 SIXTEEN
17 SEVENTEEN
18 EIGHTEEN
19 NINETEEN
20 TWENTY
21 TWENTY ONE
22 TWENTY TWO
23 TWENTY THREE
24 TWENTY FOUR
25 TWENTY FIVE
26 TWENTY SIX
27 TWENTY SEVEN
30 THIRTY
31 THIRTY ONE
40 FORTY
42 FORTY TWO
50 FIFTY
53 FIFTY THREE
60 SIXTY
64 SIXTY FOUR
70 SEVENTY
75 SEVENTY FIVE
80 Eighty
86 Eighty six
90 Ninety
100 One hundred
Numbers from 100 to a million
 100 a/one hundred
 200 two hundred
 432 British English four hundred and thirty-two
American English four hundred thirty-two
 1,000 a/one thousand
 1,001 a/one thousand one
 1,100 one thousand one hundred
 2,000 two thousand
 2,932 two thousand nine hundred thirty-two
 3,379 three thousand three hundred seventy-nine
 100,000 a/one hundred thousand
 1,000,000 a/one million
Ways of saying the number 0
 In a series of numbers:
You can pronounce 0 like the letter o, when you are giving a series of numbers
such as a credit card number or a flight number. (See also the sections on Phone
numbers and road numbers).
 In dates:
Say oh in giving the name of a year, such as 1904 ('nineteen oh four').
 In mathematics, science, and technical contexts:
Say zero.
 In temperatures:
British English: Say zero to refer to freezing point (0° Celsius or -32°
Fahrenheit).
American English: Say zero to refer to 0° Fahrenheit.
 In sports, for scores of 0:
British English: Say nil.
American English: Say zero
Phone numbers
 Say phone numbers as series of numbers, with pauses
between the groups of numbers. For example, say 08081
570983 as oh eight oh eight one, five seven oh nine eight
three.
 British English: For phone numbers like 5155, people
often say five one double five. For numbers like 1555,
people often say one treble five or one five double five.
 American English: People often say 'area code' before the
first part of the number, which represents the area where
they live; for example, area code five five five, six three
two, nine eight two one (=(555) 632-9821).
Route and road numbers
 British English
 M1 /em/ one
 M62 /em/ sixty-two
 A5 /e/ five
 A34 /e/ thirty-four
 B1562/bi/ one five six
two
• American English
• 101 one oh one
• 280 two eighty
• 1 highway one
• 5 /a/ five, interstate
five
Money
 45¢ forty-five cents
 $1 a dollar
 $1.50 a dollar fifty
 $2 two dollars
 $2.55 two dollars and fifty-five cents or two fifty-five
 $100 a/one hundred dollars
 $115.99 a/one hundred fifteen dollars and ninety-nine cents or a/one
hundred fifteen, ninety-nine
 $250 two hundred (and) fifty dollars or two fifty dollars
 $2,682.74 two thousand six hundred eighty-two dollars and seventy-
four cents
Fractions and decimals
Fractions
 ½ a half
 2½ two and a half
 ¼ a quarter
 ¾ three quarters
 American English also
three fourths
Decimals
 0.5 British English nought
point five
 American English zero point
five
 2.5 two point five
 0.25 zero point two five
 0.75 zero point seven five
Dates
Dates and months
British English: Write 3rd June. Say
'the third of June' or 'June the third'.
 American English: Write June 3rd.
Say 'June third'.
 Writing dates as numbers
3/6 (or 03/06) means 3rd June
in British English, and March 6 in
American English. British and
American speakers put the month
and day in different orders.
Years
 1066 ten sixty-six
 1605 sixteen oh five
 1776 seventeen seventy-six
 1900 nineteen hundred
 1999 nineteen ninety-nine
 2000 (the year) two
thousand
 2001 two thousand one
ORDINAL NUMBERS
1 FIRST
2 SECOND
3 THIRD
4 FOURTH
5 FIFTH
6 SIXTH
7 SEVENTH
8 EIGHTH
9 NINTH
10 TENTH
11 ELEVENTH
12 TWELFTH
13 THIRTEENTH
14 FOURTEENTH
15 FIFTEENTH
16 SIXTEENTH
17 SEVENTEENTH
18 EIGHTEENTH
19 NINETEENTH
20 TWENTIETH
21 TWENTY FIRST
22 TWENTY SECOND
23 TWENTY THIRD
24 TWENTY FOURTH
25 TWENTY FIFTH
26 TWENTY SIXTH
27 TWENTY SEVENTH
28 TWENTY EIGHTH
29 TWENTY NINETH
30 THIRTIETH
31 THIRTY FIRST

Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers

  • 1.
  • 2.
    CARDINAL NUMBERS 1 ONE 2TWO 3 THREE 4 FOUR 5 FIVE 6 SIX 7 SEVEN 8 EIGHT 9 NINE 10 TEN 11 ELEVEN 12 TWELVE 13 THIRTEEN 14 FOURTEEN 15 FIFTEEN 16 SIXTEEN 17 SEVENTEEN 18 EIGHTEEN 19 NINETEEN 20 TWENTY
  • 3.
    21 TWENTY ONE 22TWENTY TWO 23 TWENTY THREE 24 TWENTY FOUR 25 TWENTY FIVE 26 TWENTY SIX 27 TWENTY SEVEN 30 THIRTY 31 THIRTY ONE 40 FORTY 42 FORTY TWO 50 FIFTY 53 FIFTY THREE 60 SIXTY 64 SIXTY FOUR 70 SEVENTY 75 SEVENTY FIVE 80 Eighty 86 Eighty six 90 Ninety 100 One hundred
  • 4.
    Numbers from 100to a million  100 a/one hundred  200 two hundred  432 British English four hundred and thirty-two American English four hundred thirty-two  1,000 a/one thousand  1,001 a/one thousand one  1,100 one thousand one hundred  2,000 two thousand  2,932 two thousand nine hundred thirty-two  3,379 three thousand three hundred seventy-nine  100,000 a/one hundred thousand  1,000,000 a/one million
  • 5.
    Ways of sayingthe number 0  In a series of numbers: You can pronounce 0 like the letter o, when you are giving a series of numbers such as a credit card number or a flight number. (See also the sections on Phone numbers and road numbers).  In dates: Say oh in giving the name of a year, such as 1904 ('nineteen oh four').  In mathematics, science, and technical contexts: Say zero.  In temperatures: British English: Say zero to refer to freezing point (0° Celsius or -32° Fahrenheit). American English: Say zero to refer to 0° Fahrenheit.  In sports, for scores of 0: British English: Say nil. American English: Say zero
  • 6.
    Phone numbers  Sayphone numbers as series of numbers, with pauses between the groups of numbers. For example, say 08081 570983 as oh eight oh eight one, five seven oh nine eight three.  British English: For phone numbers like 5155, people often say five one double five. For numbers like 1555, people often say one treble five or one five double five.  American English: People often say 'area code' before the first part of the number, which represents the area where they live; for example, area code five five five, six three two, nine eight two one (=(555) 632-9821).
  • 7.
    Route and roadnumbers  British English  M1 /em/ one  M62 /em/ sixty-two  A5 /e/ five  A34 /e/ thirty-four  B1562/bi/ one five six two • American English • 101 one oh one • 280 two eighty • 1 highway one • 5 /a/ five, interstate five
  • 8.
    Money  45¢ forty-fivecents  $1 a dollar  $1.50 a dollar fifty  $2 two dollars  $2.55 two dollars and fifty-five cents or two fifty-five  $100 a/one hundred dollars  $115.99 a/one hundred fifteen dollars and ninety-nine cents or a/one hundred fifteen, ninety-nine  $250 two hundred (and) fifty dollars or two fifty dollars  $2,682.74 two thousand six hundred eighty-two dollars and seventy- four cents
  • 9.
    Fractions and decimals Fractions ½ a half  2½ two and a half  ¼ a quarter  ¾ three quarters  American English also three fourths Decimals  0.5 British English nought point five  American English zero point five  2.5 two point five  0.25 zero point two five  0.75 zero point seven five
  • 10.
    Dates Dates and months BritishEnglish: Write 3rd June. Say 'the third of June' or 'June the third'.  American English: Write June 3rd. Say 'June third'.  Writing dates as numbers 3/6 (or 03/06) means 3rd June in British English, and March 6 in American English. British and American speakers put the month and day in different orders. Years  1066 ten sixty-six  1605 sixteen oh five  1776 seventeen seventy-six  1900 nineteen hundred  1999 nineteen ninety-nine  2000 (the year) two thousand  2001 two thousand one
  • 11.
    ORDINAL NUMBERS 1 FIRST 2SECOND 3 THIRD 4 FOURTH 5 FIFTH 6 SIXTH 7 SEVENTH 8 EIGHTH 9 NINTH 10 TENTH 11 ELEVENTH 12 TWELFTH 13 THIRTEENTH 14 FOURTEENTH 15 FIFTEENTH 16 SIXTEENTH
  • 12.
    17 SEVENTEENTH 18 EIGHTEENTH 19NINETEENTH 20 TWENTIETH 21 TWENTY FIRST 22 TWENTY SECOND 23 TWENTY THIRD 24 TWENTY FOURTH 25 TWENTY FIFTH 26 TWENTY SIXTH 27 TWENTY SEVENTH 28 TWENTY EIGHTH 29 TWENTY NINETH 30 THIRTIETH 31 THIRTY FIRST