Here is how we spell the numbers in English:
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
30 thirty
40 forty
50 fifty
60 sixty
70 seventy
80 eighty
90 ninety
100 one hundred
Compound Numbers:
25 is twenty–five
86 is eighty-six
There is a hyphen ( – ) between the numbers.
What do you notice?
Do you see a pattern between 13 and 19? What is it?
Do you see a pattern between 20 and 90? What is it?
Notice the letters in red, and take note of these exceptions!
Can you remember how to spell the numbers? Try a little mini-quiz: Here