CONTENT
  1. Cardinal Numbers: Overview
  2. Tens
  3. Hundreds
  4. Thousands and Millions

Cardinal numbers are basic English numbers. We use them to count and describe how much of something there is.

English

English

I have one car.

One is a numeral used to count the number of cars.

Cardinal Numbers: Overview

Here's an overview of how to write cardial numbers in English:

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 one hundred
9 nine 19 nineteen 29 twenty-nine 1,000 one thousand
10 ten 20 twenty 30 thirty 1,000,000 one million
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 one hundred
9 nine 19 nineteen 29 twenty-nine 1,000 one thousand
10 ten 20 twenty 30 thirty 1,000,000 one million

Tens

Rule 1: We put an and between the hundreds and the tens in British English. If there are no tens, we put the and before the single digits. We can skip the and in American English.

English

English

120

BrEn: one hundred and twenty

AmEn: one hundred twenty

2,005

BrEn: two thousand and five

AmEn: two thousand five

Hundreds

Rule 2: We put a or one before the number 100, but only at the beginning of a number.

English

English

100

a hundred; one hundred

2,100

two thousand, one hundred

Thousands and Millions

Rule 3: We use a and one with thousands and millions the same way as with hundreds.

English

English

1,000

a thousand, one thousand

201,000

two hundred and one thousand

Note: In English, we separate thousands by commas.

Quiz

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What is the correct spelling? 11

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correct answers.