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CARDINAL NUMBERS
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 |
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
ORDINAL NUMBER
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 | ||
Form
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 = 101s