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| ʳ Cardinal | Ordinal | ʳ Cardinal | Ordinal |
| 1 - one | the first | 11 - eleven | the eleventh |
| 2 - two | the second | 12 - twelve (a dozen) | the twelfth |
| 3 - three | the third | 13 - thirteen | the thirteenth |
| 4 - four | the fourth | 20 - twenty (a score) | the twentieth |
| 5 - five | the fifth | 21 - twenty-one | the twenty-first |
| 6 - six | the sixth | 100 - one (a) hundred | the hundredth |
| 7 - seven | the seventh | 1000 one (a) thousand | the thousandth |
| 8 - eight | the eighth | ||
| 9 - nine | the ninth | ||
| 10 - ten | the tenth |
0 - (BrE) -nought, (AmE) - zero, (.) - oh
101 - one hundred and one (books)
1001 - one thousand and one
1235 - one thousand two hundred and thirty five = twelve hundred and thirty five
2, 045, 328 - two million forty-five thousand three hundred and twenty-eight
| 1/2 - a half (half of a kilometre) 1/3 - a third (third of a ton) 1/4 - a fourth, a quarter 1/5 - a fifth 2/3 - two thirds 1 1/2 - one and a half 3/4 - three fourths, three quarters | 0.2 - point two 1.56 - one point five six 3.5% - three and half per cent 1% - one per cent |
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| * , - twice * , - three times * - four times * - four times as high * ... - + fold | * - once * - a pair, a couple * - a dozen * - half a dozen |
The reaction was accelerated tenfold. 10 pai.
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7 + 3 = 10 seven plus (and) three equals (is) ten
9 - 8 = 1 nine minus eight equals one
10 3 = 30 ten times (multiplied by) three equals (is, makes) thirty
20: 5 = 4 twenty divided by five equals (is) four
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3m x 4m - three meters by four meters
5cm3 - five cubic centimetres
60mph - sixty miles an hour (per hour)
5cm2 - five square centimetres
50mpg - fifty miles per (to) the gallon
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Tel: 14 07 44 one-four-oh-seven-double four
in Room 203 = room two-oh-three
to take bus 67 = sixty seven
on page 305 = three hundred and five = three [ou] five.
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AD = anno domini = (..)
1900 - nineteen hundred
1999 AD - nineteen ninety nine [ei di:]
2000 - twenty hundred, two thousand [bi: si:]
2002 - two thousand (and) two, twenty hundred and two
2015 - twenty fifteen
GB: 3rd January 1998 = 3/1/98 = the third of January nineteen ninety eight
US: January 3, 1998 = 1.3.98 = January the third, nineteen ninety eight.
12 00 a.m., 12 00 p.m.
| GB | US | Formal | |
| 7.00 | seven oclock, seven a.m. | seven hundred hour | |
| 7.03 | three past seven | three after seven | seven oh three |
| 7.15 | a quarter past seven | a quarter after seven | seven fifteen |
| 7.30 | half past seven | half after seven | seven thirty |
| 7.35 | twenty five minutes to eight | twenty five minutes before eight | seven thirty - five |
| 7.57 | three minutes to eight | three minutes before eight | seven fifty-seven |
| 12.00 | midday, noon | twelve hundred hours | |
| midnight | twenty-four hundred hours |
Exercise 31 Read the numerals.
1) 5; 15; 50; 51; 12; 20; 11; 112; 201; 10; 446; 376; 267; 6,000,000; 0.85; 5.3; 0.6; 1/3; 7 1/8; 1/2; 4 1/4; 1,234; 1.234.
2) 1,005 students; 5,400,000 coins; 6.75 miles; by bus 9; in room 218; the 3rd time; 506 samples; 4,790 magazines; 627 hryvnias; on page 733; by tram 27; on the 12th day.
3) The 1st of January; on July the 16th, 1661; on August the 2nd, 2002; at the end of 1789; in early 1990s; on June 18, 1997; on December 31, 1991; on the 8th of July; at the beginning of 1770; in late 60s.
4) 5.4 tons; 2/3 of an inch; 0.2 pound; 9,152 gallon, 26.5 ounces; 4/9 of a mile; 0.1 foot; 7.89 grams.
5) The thirtieth kilometre, the second hour, the eleventh night, the eightieth year, the hundredth passenger, the first day, the sixteenth locomotive, the second proposal, the twentieth coach, the fifth floor.
Exercise 32Change cardinal numerals into ordinal.
6; 60; 7; 8; 18; 82; 9; 19; 91; 12; 100; 103; 300; 425; 705; 2,000; 7,056.
Exercise 33 Translate and read the word combinations.
a) 4 2001; 25 1837; 17 1907; 8 43 . ..; 305 . ..
b) 50 ; 300 ; 61 ; ; ; ; 281 ; ; ; ; .
Dozen, hundred, thousand million s , few several.
Three dozen bottles, a few hundred times, several million pounds
: Weve got dozens (of) bottles. She made millions in the property market.
Exercise 34 Put in dozen(s) (of), hundred(s) (of), thousand(s) (of) or million(s) (of).
1. He had to sign his name five (hundred) times. 2. We export 40 (million) tons a year. 3. I just need to borrow a few (hundred) pounds. 4. Ive told you (million) times. 5. (Thousand) refugees are flooding into the country. 6. Could I have two (dozen) eggs?
