1. NUMBERS NUMERAL, CARDINAL AND 0RDINAL

2. NUMERAL  A symbol or a word suggesting a number. Examples1 2,457 thirteen fifty-six V III etc…

3. CARDINAL NUMBERS  Used to count  Indicate a quantity  Answer the question ‘HOW MANY’ 1 one6 six11 eleven 2 two7 seven12 twelve 3 three8 eight13 thirteen 4 four9 nine14 fourteen 5 five10 ten15 fifteen etc…

4. CARDINAL NUMBERS - SPELLING  40 is spelled forty, NO ‘U’  Numbers from 21 to 99 that don’t end with 0 are written in two words - separated by a hyphen. Examples34 thirty – four 46 forty – six 78 seventy – eight 92 ninety – two 362 three hundred sixty – two  Large numbers are never plural after a numeral. Examples 300 three hundred 60,000 sixty thousand 13,000,000thirteen million

5. ORDINAL NUMBERS  Tell the order of things (ordinal = order)  DO NOT indicate quantity  Indicate position 1st first6th sixth11th eleventh 2nd second7th seventh12th twelfth 3rd third8th eighth13th thirteenth 4th fourth9th ninth14th fourteenth 5th fifth10th tenth 15th fifteenth etc…

6. ORDINAL NUMBERS - SPELLING  Just add th to the cardinal number. Examples6 six : sixth 19 nineteen : nineteenth  Exceptions 1 one : first5 five : fifth 12 twelve : twelfth 2 two : second8 eight : eighth 3 three : third 9 nine : ninth  In combined ordinal numbers, only the last figure is written as an ordinal number. Examples 31st : thirty-first 22,547th : twenty-two thousand, five hundred forty-seventh  Numbers ending in –y, change y for ie and add th. Examples20 twenty : twentieth 80 eighty : eightieth

7. USING NUMBERS WORDS OR NUMERALS?

8. WORDS  # that can be written in two words Example My grand-mother just turned eighty - two years old.  Some textbooks suggest that # up to nine should be written out in words. ExampleI have five fingers.  At the beginning of a sentence ExampleTwo thousand pictures of Harry were found in her locker.  If the sentence begins with a year, write ‘The year’ before writing it in #. ExampleThe year 1981 was a very important year.  To clear up possible confusion. Use numerals for smaller #. ExampleThere are three 2-year-old kids running around the house.

9. NUMERALS  # over nine ExampleI have a total of 10 toes.  With measurements or proportions ExampleI am 5 feet tall.  Abbreviations of units of measure are always singular. ExampleI live 10 km away from school.  Always put a hyphen after a numeral when it modifies a noun. ExampleMy 8-year-old sister is a brat. (Note: no « s » on « year »)  For decimals and fractions ExampleAdd 1/8 teaspoon baking powder.  To clear up possible confusion. Use numerals for larger #. ExampleI need five 20-dollar bills.

10. NUMERALS  Dates ExampleFriday, September 20th, 2013  Money ExampleThe new video game costs 15$.  Time ExampleClass starts at 8:00 a.m.

11. DATES

12. EQUATION Week day,MonthOrdinal #,year Tuesday,September10th,2013 *Week days and months always start with a CAPITAL letter.

13. Week days Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Months JanuaryJuly FebruaryAugust MarchSeptember AprilOctober MayNovember JuneDecember