This worksheet is about reading numbers written in words and writing them using numbers.
The left digit tells you how many tens, like twenty, thirty, forty, fifty....etc.
The right digit tells you how many ones.
When the tens digit is 1, we have numbers like thirteen, fourteen, fifteen...etc....
When the tens digit is bigger than 1, we use twenty-, thirty-, forty-, etc....
We put a hyphen or dash between two number words, unless the tens digit is 1.
Example 1
Use numbers to write
Thirty-eight
Answer
Thirty-eight is Thirty and Eight
38
Example 2
Use numbers to write
Fifty
Answer
Fifty has no ones.
50
Example 3
Use numbers to write
Seventeen
Answer
Seventeen is Ten and Seven
17
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This worksheet is about reading numbers written in words and writing them using numbers.
The left digit tells you how many tens, like twenty, thirty, forty, fifty....etc.
The right digit tells you how many ones.
When the tens digit is 1, we have numbers like thirteen, fourteen, fifteen...etc....
When the tens digit is bigger than 1, we use twenty-, thirty-, forty-, etc....
We put a hyphen or dash between two number words, unless the tens digit is 1.
Example 1
Use numbers to write
Thirty-eight
Answer
Thirty-eight is Thirty and Eight
38
Example 2
Use numbers to write
Fifty
Answer
Fifty has no ones.
50
Example 3
Use numbers to write
Seventeen
Answer
Seventeen is Ten and Seven
17
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