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