Vowels
A E I O U
Consonants
B C D F G H J K
L M N P Q R S T
V W X Y Z
ä sound | ë sound | e sound | ï sound | o sound | yü sound | r sound | z sound |
A | B | F | I | O | Q | R | Z |
H | C | L | Y | U | |||
J | D | M | W | ||||
K | E | N | |||||
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Short & long vowel
AEIOU are the vowels
Each vowel can make a sound a short and a long
If there is only one vowel in a word then it will make the short sound
If there are two vowels , then the first one will make the long sound and the second one will make a short sound or be quite
The word cap has only one vowel a hense it makes its short sound
The word cape has two vowels a makes the long sound and the second one e stays silent
The word get has only one vowel e hense it makes its short sound
The word read has two vowels so the first vowel e makes the long sound and the second vowel a stays silent
If there is only one vowel in a word then it makes the short sound
Whole Numbers also known as Cardinal Numbers - used for counting
Symbol Word
0 Nought
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 ...
30 Thirty
40 Forty
50 Fifty
60 Sixty
70 Seventy
80 Eighty
90 Ninety
100 One hundred
101 One hundred and one ...
102 One thousand
1,000,000 One million
1,000,000,000,000 One billion
Ordinal Numbers - used for ranking
In figures In words
1st the first
2nd the second
3rd the third
4th the fourth
5th the fifth
6th the sixth
7th the seventh
8th the eighth
9th the ninth
10th the tenth
11th the eleventh
12th the twelfth
13th the thirteenth
14th the fourteenth
15th the fifteenth
16th the sixteenth
17th the seventeenth
18th the eighteenth
19th the nineteenth
20th the twentieth
21st the twenty-first ...
22nd the twenty-second ...
23rd the twenty-third ...
24th the twenty-fourth ...
25th the twenty-fifth ...
26th the twenty-sixth ...
27th the twenty-seventh ...
28th the twenty-eighth ...
29th the twenty-ninth ...
30th the thirtieth
40th the fortieth
50th the fiftieth
60th the sixtieth
70th the seventieth
80th the eightieth
90th the ninetieth
100th the hundredth
101st the hundred and first ...
1000th the thousandth
Ordinal numbers are often used in fractions:-Fractions
Symbol Word
1/8 One eighth
1/5 One fifth
1/4 One quarter
3/4 Three quarters
1/3 One third
2/3 Two thirds
1/2 One half
What to say
We often say "a" instead of "one".
For example when we have the numbers 100 or 1/2 we say "A hundred" or "A half".
For example:
11/2 - "One and a half."
When pronouncing decimals we use the word point to represent the dot. The numbers following the dot are pronounced separately.
For example:
When you have the number 1.36 we say "One point three six."
Interesting Numbers
~ 0 ~
What could possibly be interesting about nothing?
Try writing the numbers zero ( 0 ) through nine ( 9 ).
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Then write how many numbers you have counted:-
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Yes, ten numbers, without using the number 10.
You can put as many noughts in front of a number without changing the value of that number:-
01, 002, 0003, 00004 ...
In English 10, 20, 30, through to 90 are 1 ten, 2 tens, 3 tens, etc.
Also there are a number of ways you can say 0 in English. When we use it For example:-
0 = oh after a decimal point 9.02 = "Nine point oh two."
in bus or room numbers Rooom 101 = "Room one oh one."
Bus 602 = "Bus six oh two."
in phone numbers 9130472 = "Nine one three oh four seven two."
in years 1906 = "Nineteen oh six."
0 = nought before a decimal point 0.06 = "Nought point oh six."
0 = zero in temperature -10°C = "10 degrees below zero."
US English for the number 0 = "Zero"
0 = nil in football Chelsea 2 Manchester United 0 = "Chelsea two Manchester United nil."
0 = love in tennis 20 - 0 = "Twenty love."
~ 12 ~
The number 12 is often represented as a dozen and the number 6 as a half dozen.
For example:
12 eggs= "A dozen eggs."
6 eggs = "Half a dozen eggs."
~ 13 ~
A dozen is 12, but a baker's dozen is 13, because in the past bakers who were caught shortchanging customers could be liable to severe punishment, so they used to add an extra bread roll to make up the weight.
~ 100 ~
A century is 100. The roman numeral for 100 is C, for centum.
One hundred is the basis of percentages (literally "per hundred"). 100% is the full amount of something.
~ 1 billion ~
When is a billion not a billion?
In British English billion traditionally means a million million = 1,000,000,000,000 = 1012
In American English billion means a thousand million = 1,000,000,000 = 109
The American billion has become standard in technical and financial use.
However, to avoid confusion it is better to use the terms "thousand million" for 109 and "million million" for 1012.
Milliard " is French for the number 109. It is not used in American English but is sometimes, but rarely, used in British English.
Letters as Numbers
~ k ~
The letter k is often used to denote a thousand. So, 1k = 1,000.
If you see a job advertised and it offers a salary of £12k it means £12,000.00.
~ m ~
The letter m is often used to denote a million. So, 1m = 1,000,000.
If you see a job advertised and it offers a salary of £12m, apply for it!
~ bn ~
The letters bn denote a billion. So, 1bn is usually 1,000,000,000 (see above).
If you see a job advertised and it offers a salary of £12bn, it's probably a missprint.
myriad
The word myriad used to mean 10,000. Nowadays it's used to refer to a countless number or multitude of specified things.
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