Numerals

Entry test

1.

1) seven hundred thousand

2) one thousand five hundred and two, or fifteen hundred and two

3) five hundred thousand and ninety-seven

4) two hundred and three thousand six hundred and ten

5) four thousand five hundred million seven hundred thousand

2.

1) eleven hundred

2) nineteen ninety-nine

3) nineteen [ou] five

4) three thousand B. C.; (or thirty hundred B. C.)

5) two thousand and ten

3.

1) second 2) fouth 3) fifth 4) eighth 5) ninth 6) eighteenth 7) nineteenth 8) twentieth 9) twenty-first 10) thirtieth

4.

1) three hundred and twenty five (in US: three hundred twenty five)

2) seven hundred and nineteen (US: seven hundred nineteen)

3) three thousand and seventy seven (US: three thousand seventy-seven)

4) one/a hundred and one passengers

5) six hundred men

6) seven o five o; nine o

7) thirty – love

8) an eighth (or one eighth)

9) three eighths

10) one and four ninths

11) two-thirds of the population

12) two hundred and twenty over four hundred and eight

13) seven tenths of a mile.

14) nought point five, or point five (US: zero point five)

15) three point three seven five (or three point three hundred and seventy-five)

16) sixteen hundred B. C., or one thousand six hundred B. C.

5.

1) Three thousand and forty-two voters selected Ross. (A number that starts a sentence should always be spelled out, even if is over 100.)

2) forty-five. (Numbers under 100 are usually spelled out.)

3) ninety-nine percent. (Numbers under 100 are usually spelled out.)

4) One/A hundred and thirty-five men. (A number that starts a sentence should always be spelled out, even if is over 100.)

5) A third. (It is better to write out ordinal numbers unless they are used in special texts.)

6) No change is necessary.

7) Please, refer to page 184 in chapter 6 of your history book. (Whenever mentioning parts of a book (page numbers, sections, chapters, exercises), use figures.)

8) At eight the gong sounded for supper. (A number that starts a sentence should always be spelled out, even if is over 100.)

9) The show was visited by 1,525 people. (In writing, commas (but not full stops) are used to separate thousands.)

10) Three thousand pounds. (A definite number of the word 'thousand' is not made plural and is never followed by of.)

11) Eleven thousand one hundred. (When other numbers are used before hundred, thousand, etc., one, not a, is more usual.)

12) Correct. (In special or technical texts cardinals and ordinals should always be indicated by figures.)

13) A sample schedule appears on page 5. (Whenever mentioning parts of a book (page numbers, sections, chapters, exercises), figures are used.)

14) Private property worth $2,500,000. (In writing, commas (but not full stops) are used to separate thousands.)

6.

1) Millions of people die every year from starvation.

2) I’ve told him so hundreds of times.

3) He paid several million dollars.

4) Is it tram 5?

5) Read Lesson 5 again.

6) You owe me two hundred and eighty-one dollars.

7) Seven is a lucky number.

8) He lives in Flat 5.

9) Four hundred of people are participating in the Congress.

10) Forty-two dollars and twenty-five cents covered all his expenses.

11) Thirteen were from California.

12) You’ll need a dozen eggs to make the cake.

13) He was the hundred and first customer.

14) I usually go to my work by bus 10.

15) There are more than 250 houses in this street.

16) In 358 A. D. they conquered the island.

17) Eighteen is a wonderful age.

18) The book was published in the seventies/in the ’70s/in the 1970s.

19) They stayed (for) a quarter of an hour.

20) A tenth of the population is illiterate.