Write numbers in words
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| 🔢 What Are Numbers in Words? |
We write numbers using words instead of digits.
| 🔢 Number | 📝 In Words |
|---|---|
| 5 | Five |
| 18 | Eighteen |
| 42 | Forty-two |
| 100 | One hundred |
| 215 | Two hundred fifteen |
| 1,003 | One thousand thr |
| 🧠 How to Write Any Number in Words: |
🔹 Step 1: Break the number by place value:
👉 Thousands – Hundreds – Tens – Ones
🔹 Step 2: Say and write each part clearly.
| 🧾 Word List You Must Remember: |
📍 Numbers 1–20:
one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty
📍 Tens (30 to 90):
thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety
✏ Example:
47 = forty-seven
83 = eighty-three
| 🧮 Bigger Numbers Examples: |
| Number | In Words |
|---|---|
| 301 | Three hundred one |
| 745 | Seven hundred forty-five |
| 1,204 | One thousand two hundred four |
| 3,600 | Three thousand six hundred |
| 9,999 | Nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine |
| ⚠️ Important Rules: |
✅ Use a hyphen between tens and ones:
e.g., seventy-three, eighty-five
✅ No “and” in the number:
❌ One hundred and five → ✅ One hundred five
| ✍️ Practice Time! |
👉 Write the following numbers in words:
- 36 = _____________________
- 405 = _____________________
- 1,820 = _____________________
- 2,000 = _____________________
- 999 = _____________________
| 🎮 Fun Activity: |
💡 “What’s the Word?”
Teacher says a number – you write it in words!
Example: Teacher says 548 → You write Five hundred forty-eight
| 🧩 Challenge Time: |
➡ Write the year you were born in words.
➡ Write your mobile number’s first three digits in words.
🔴How do you write larger numbers in word form?
Use a place-value chart!
Remember that each group of three digits is called a period.
For the digits in the thousands period or higher, use the rules you used for numbers 100-999 and then add the name of the period.
Let’s try it with 29,035.
| Write the thousands period. | twenty-nine thousand |
| Write the ones period. | thirty-five |
Put them together. You write 29,035 as twenty-nine thousand thirty-five.
🥏Let’s try another example with 2,562,712.
| Write the millions period. | two million |
| Write the thousands period. | five hundred sixty-two thousand |
| Write the ones period. | seven hundred twelve |
Indian place value chart:
Put it together. You write 2,562,712 as two million five hundred sixty-two thousand seven hundred twelve.
Learn with an example
How do you write this number using digits?
thirty-one
- 34
- 31
- 21
- 24
Remember how to write numbers from 21 to 99.
You write thirty-one as 31.
How do you write this number using digits?
twelve
- 16
- 21
- 14
- 12
Remember how to write numbers from 11 to 20.
| 11 | eleven |
| 12 | twelve |
| 13 | thirteen |
| 14 | fourteen |
| 15 | fifteen |
| 16 | sixteen |
| 17 | seventeen |
| 18 | eighteen |
| 19 | nineteen |
| 20 | twenty |
You write twelve as 12.
How do you write this number using digits?
nine
- 5
- 39
- 90
- 9
Remember how to write numbers from 1 to 10.
- 1 one
- 2 two
- 3 three
- 4 four
- 5 five
- 6 six
- 7 seven
- 8 eight
- 9 nine
- 10 ten
You write nine as 9.
Let’s practice!
