Exercise 4
Converting Numbers To Words And Words To Numbers.
(This will help you to write cheques, stories and legal papers)
At the end of this exercise you will:
• Be able to convert numbers to the written word
• Be able to convert the written word to numbers
• Be able to write a cheque
Answers on pages 6 and 7 of this exercise.
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Converting Numbers To Words And Words To Numbers.
In our everyday lifes we come across written numbers, in the newspapers, on bank
cheques and in legal documents, so it is important to be able to read and understand
them. In the previous exercises 1, 2 and 3 we have dealt with just the numbers, in this
exercise, we will deal with converting numbers into written words.
The first thing that you need to know is how to spell the various numbers so use the
chart below:
0
Nought or
Zero
1 One
2 Two
3 Three
4 Four
5 Five
6 Six
7 Seven
8 Eight
9 Nine
1, 000, 000 Million
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Ten
Eleven
Twelve
Thirteen
Fourteen
Fifteen
Sixteen
Seventeen
Eighteen
Nineteen
1, 000, 000, 000
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
1000
Billion
Twenty
Thirty
Forty
Fifty
Sixty
Seventy
Eighty
Ninety
Hundred
Thousand
A billion used to be within the British Isles, a million million (1, 000, 000, 000, 000),
now it is the same as America and France, which is a thousand million (1, 000, 000,
000)
So if you are reading a British book, newspaper or article, that is old and it states a
billion, it means the old billion which is a million million.
Tips:
Cut out the above table and glue it on to a blank postcard and keep
as a handy reference.
When writing numbers such as twenty five, put a hyphen between
the twenty and five like this twenty-five.
Don’t forget for 15 and 50 the V in the word changes to an F.
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Numbers to Words
Exercise 1: Write each number in words.
The first three questions are done for you. Tip: Write it, as you would say it.
a.
3
b.
17
c.
134
d.
2
e.
7
f.
25
g.
78
h.
91
i.
105
j.
286
k.
784
l.
818
m.
910
n.
987
o.
1,007
p.
3,555
q.
6,066
r.
9,000
Three
Seventeen
One hundred and thirty-four
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Words to Numbers
Exercise 2: Change the words to numbers.
The first three questions are done for you.
a.
Six
b.
Fourteen
c.
Two hundred and eleven
d.
Nine
e.
Thirteen
f.
Thirty-three
g.
Sixty-five
h.
Seventy-three
i.
Ninety-nine
j.
One hundred and three
k.
Two hundred and twenty-one
l.
Five hundred and thirty-eight
m.
Seven hundred and sixty-six
n.
Eight hundred and seventy-seven
o.
Nine hundred and ninety-five
p.
One thousand, seven hundred and one
q.
Four thousand, seven hundred and fifteen
r.
Five thousand, five hundred and fifty
6
14
211
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Cheques
Fill in the amounts in words on the cheques on the line where it says “The sum of”,
also put in to-days date on the line where it says Date. You will pay the cheque to a
family member and sign your name on the line below the amount in numbers. The
first cheque is done for you..
Pay
Mary O’Money
The sum of
Fourty-seven euro and fifty cents
__________________________________
“000 467 93 37589 457884554 065
Pay________________________________________
euro
The sum of__________________________________
__________________________________
“000 468 93 37589 457884554 065
Pay________________________________________
euro
The sum of__________________________________
__________________________________
“000 469 93 37589 457884554 065
Date 12-Nov-05
euro euro euro
€
__47 . 50_
Sean O’Money
Date___________
euro euro
€
__100 . 78_
Sean O’Money
Date___________
euro euro
€
__1425
_
Sean O’Money
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Answers to Numbers to Words
Exercise 1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
3
17
134
2
7
25
78
91
105
286
784
818
910
987
1,007
3,555
6,066
9,000
Three
Seventeen
One hundred and thirty-four
Two
Seven
Twenty-five
Seventy-eight
Ninety-one
One hundred and five
Two hundred and eighty-six
Seven hundred and eighty-four
Eight hundred and eighteen
Nine hundred and ten
Nine hundred and eighty-seven
One thousand and seven
Three thousand five hundred and fifty-five
Six thousand and sixty-six
Nine thousand
Answers to Words to Numbers
Exercise 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
Six
Fourteen
Two hundred and eleven
Nine
Thirteen
Thirty-three
Sixty-five
Seventy-three
Ninety-nine
One hundred and three
Two hundred and twenty-one
Five hundred and thirty-eight
Seven hundred and sixty-six
Eight hundred and seventy-seven
Nine hundred and ninety-five
One thousand, seven hundred and one
Four thousand, seven hundred and fifteen
Five thousand, five hundred and fifty
6
14
211
9
13
33
65
73
99
103
221
538
766
877
995
1, 701
4, 715
5, 550
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Answers to Cheques
Pay A. N. Other
euro
The sum of One hundred euro and seventy-eight cents
_________________________________
“000 468 93 37589 457884554 065
Pay A. N. Other
euro
The sum of One thousand, four hundred and twenty-five
Euro and ninety-nine cents
“000 469 93 37589 457884554 065
Date 14-07-2004
euro euro
€
__100 . 78_
Sean O’Money
Date 14-07-2004
euro euro
€
__1425 . 99
Sean O’Money
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