Write numbers in words

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🔴How do you write numbers up to 1,000 in word form? 

You can write numbers with digits and with words. The numbers 1-20 are shown in the table.

Numbers 1-20
1 one11 eleven
2 two12 twelve
3 three13 thirteen
4 four14 fourteen
5 five15 fifteen
6 six16 sixteen
7 seven17 seventeen
8 eight18 eighteen
9 nine19 nineteen
10 ten20 twenty

🔴To write numbers 21-99, write the tens part. Then, put a hyphen and write the ones part. Here are the tens.

Tens
10ten
20twenty
30thirty
40forty
50fifty
60sixty
70seventy
80eighty
90ninety

🥏Now try it with 68.

The tens part is 60. The ones part is 8.

sixty–eight

👉You write 68 as sixty-eight.

🔴To write numbers 100-999, write the hundreds part. Then write the tens part and ones part. Don’t forget the hyphen.

Hundreds
100one hundred
200two hundred
300three hundred
400four hundred
500five hundred
600six hundred
700seven hundred
800eight hundred
900nine hundred

🥏Let’s try it with 341.

The hundreds part is 300. The tens part is 40. The ones part is 1.

three hundred forty–one

👉You write 341 as three hundred forty-one.

🔴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.

A place-value chart with the millions, thousands, and ones periods labeled. Each period has three labeled columns: hundreds, tens, and ones. A comma is shown between the millions and thousands periods. A comma is shown between the thousands and ones periods.

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.

A place-value chart with the number twenty-nine thousand, thirty-five shown. Each period is labeled. The millions period has no digits shown. The digits two and nine are in the thousands period. The digits zero, three, and five are in the ones period.
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.

A place-value chart with the number two million, five hundred sixty-two thousand, seven hundred twelve. Each period is labeled. The digit two is in the millions period. The digits five, six, and two are in the thousands period. The digits seven, one, and two are in the ones period.
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.

Indian Place Value Chart | Indian Place Value System | Examples

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.

11eleven
12twelve
13thirteen
14fourteen
15fifteen
16sixteen
17seventeen
18eighteen
19nineteen
20twenty

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!