Counting to 1,000 and Beyond
1 to 20
1
one
one
2
two
two
3
three
three
4
four
four
5
five
five
6
six
six
7
seven
seven
8
eight
eight
9
nine
nine
10
ten
ten
11
eleven
eleven
12
twelve
twelve
13
thirteen
thirteen
14
fourteen
fourteen
15
fifteen
fifteen
16
sixteen
sixteen
17
seventeen
seventeen
18
eighteen
eighteen
19
nineteen
nineteen
20
twenty
twenty
21 to 99
Join these:
20
twenty
twenty
30
thirty
thirty
40
forty
forty
50
fifty
fifty
60
sixty
sixty
70
seventy
seventy
80
eighty
eighty
90
ninety
ninety
to these:
1
-one
-one
2
-two
-two
3
-three
-three
4
-four
-four
5
-five
-five
6
-six
-six
7
-seven
-seven
8
-eight
-eight
9
-nine
-nine
Note that forty does not have a u,
but four does!
Examples:
| 53 | fifty-three | |
| 60 | sixty | |
| 72 | seventy-two | |
| 99 | ninety-nine |
100 to 999
Write how many hundreds ("one hundred", "two hundred", etc), then the rest of the number as above.
In UK English use "hundred and".
Examples:
| US | UK | |||
| 101 | one hundred one | one hundred and one | ||
| 116 | one hundred sixteen | one hundred and sixteen | ||
| 144 | one hundred forty-four | one hundred and forty-four | ||
| 212 | two hundred twelve | two hundred and twelve | ||
| 271 | two hundred seventy-one | two hundred and seventy-one | ||
| 621 | six hundred twenty-one | six hundred and twenty-one | ||
| 999 | nine hundred ninety-nine | nine hundred and ninety-nine |
1,000 to 999,999
Write how many thousands ("one thousand", "two thousand", etc), then the rest of the number as above.
Examples:
| US | UK | |||
| 1,101 | one thousand, one hundred one | one thousand, one hundred and one | ||
| 15,016 | fifteen thousand, sixteen | fifteen thousand, and sixteen | ||
| (No hundreds? Don't write them! but the and is still needed in the UK) |
||||
| 112,621 | one hundred twelve thousand, six hundred twenty-one | one hundred and twelve thousand, six hundred and twenty-one | ||
| 999,999 | nine hundred ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred ninety-nine | nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine | ||
Millions and More
Write how many millions then the rest of the number like above.
Examples:
| US | UK | |||
| 1,006,101 | one million, six thousand, one hundred one | one million, six thousand, one hundred and one | ||
| 191,232,891 | one hundred ninety-one million, two hundred thirty-two thousand, eight hundred ninety-one | one hundred and ninety-one million, two hundred and thirty-two thousand, eight hundred and ninety-one | ||
| 999,999,999 | nine hundred ninety-nine million, nine hundred ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred ninety-nine | nine hundred and ninety-nine million, nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine |
Use the same method for:
| Billion | 1,000,000,000 |
| Trillion | 1,000,000,000,000 |
| Quadrillion | 1,000,000,000,000,000 |
| Quintillion | etc ... |
| Sextillion | |
| Septillion | |
| Octillion | |
| Nonillion | |
| Decillion | |
| Undecillion | |
| Duodecillion | |
| Tredecillion | |
| Quattuordecillion | |
| Quindecillion | |
| Sexdecillion | |
| Septemdecillion | |
| Octodecillion | |
| Novemdecillion | |
| Vigintillion | 1 followed by 63 zeros! |
Commas or Spaces
When writing the number put commas every three digits like this:
1,006,101
In Science it is common to use small spaces instead of commas:
1 006 101
When writing words some people use commas, some don't:
- one million, six thousand, one hundred one
- one million six thousand one hundred one
Which do you prefer?