expressing numbers exercises + solution
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EXERCISES
1) Write in words the following numbers as in the example:
3,456 three thousand, four hundred and fifty-six
90,304 ninety thousand, three hundred and four
765 seven hundred and sixty-five
8,387,890,184 eight billion three hundred eighty-seven million eight hundred ninety thousand one hundred and eighty-four.
237 two hundred and thirty-seven
98,453 ninety-eight thousand, four hundred and fifty-three
134,098 one hundred thirty-four thousand and ninety-eight
45,004 forty-five thousand and four
150,003 one hundred fifty thousand and three
1,654,008 one million six hundred fifty-four thousand and eight
4,061,113,231 four billion sixty-one million one hundred thirteen thousand two hundred and thirty-one
2) Write in words the following years:
1871 eighteen seventy-one
1999 nineteen ninety-nine
2001 two thousand and one
2009 two thousand and nine
2012 twenty twelve
3) Write in words the following decimals and percentages:
0.367 nought point three six seven
12.65 twelve point six five
25 % twenty-five per cent
1.5 % one point five per cent
36.5 Thirty-six point five
4) Write in words:
2-0 (football) two nil (BrE) two to zero, two to nothing (AmE)
30-0 (tennis) thirty love
604 772 153 (phone number) six oh four double seven two one five three
0.4 nought point four
37°C thirty-seven degrees Celsius
5) Write in words the following ordinal numbers:
58th fifty-eighth
42nd forty-second
12th twelfth
51st fifty-first
75th seventy-fifth
6) Write in words the following names and dates:
Elizabeth II Elisabeth the Second
John Charles I John Charles the First
George VI George the Sixth
28/09/00 (BrE) The twenty-eighth of September two thousand
12/31/09 (AmE) December the thirty-first two thousand and nine