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This page: Learn how to pronounce and write large numbers in English.

Numbers in English
Vocabulary

Instructions
Click on each number in the table below to listen to the audio and repeat the pronunciation.

Numbers in English
Numbers in English
1 - one	11 - eleven	21 - twenty-one*	31 - thirty-one
2 - two	12 - twelve	22 - twenty-two	(etc.)
3 - three	13 - thirteen	23 - twenty-three	40 - forty
4 - four	14 - fourteen	24 - twenty-four	50 - fifty
5 - five	15 - fifteen	25 - twenty-five	60 - sixty
6 - six	16 - sixteen	26 - twenty-six	70 - seventy
7 - seven	17 - seventeen	27 - twenty-seven	80 - eighty
8 - eight	18 - eighteen	28 - twenty-eight	90 - ninety
9 - nine	19 - nineteen	29 - twenty-nine	100 - one hundred
10 - ten	20 - twenty	30 - thirty	1,000 - one thousand
			1,000,000 one million
			1,000,000,000 one billion
			1,000,000,000,000 one trillion

* A hyphen is written between the tens and the ones.

Numbers pdf

Exercise - Large Numbers

Write the following numbers in words. Write the numbers in lowercase as in the example. Sometimes people use the word "and" before the tens. However, for this exercise, omit the word "and".

Example
2,539

Irregular verbs in the past tense

In each lesson, we will learn approximately ten irregular verbs. Here is the list of irregular verbs for this lesson. Click on a verb to hear the audio and practice the pronunciation.

Irregular verbs in the past tense
Present	Past
grow	grew
hear	heard
hold	held
keep	kept
let	let*
set	set*
shake	shook
stand	stood
sweep	swept
throw	threw

*It is pronounced the same as the present tense.

Pdf list of irregular verbs

Exercise - Irregular verbs in the past tense

Write sentences in the past tense. Make sure you use the correct capitalization and include a period at the end of each sentence. There are also some verbs from the previous lesson for review.

example
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Writing

Write a large number.

Example:
5,342,976 = five million, three hundred and forty-two thousand, nine hundred seventy-six

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