Cardinal Numbers (1)

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Cardinal numbers

Lesson Goal

At the end of this lesson you will be able to use the cardinal numbers correctly ...

Cardinal Numbers

We use cardinal numbers (1, 2, 27, 59, 83, etc.) for counting

! After twenty, you use a hyphen (streepje) between the numbers!

• Twenty-one
• Thirty-four
• Forty-five
• Seventy-seven
• Fifty-six

Pay attention to the spelling of four, fourteen and forty

How do you write 30 in English?

1. thirty
2. thirtij
3. tirty
4. three

Write the number in English:
41

1. fourty one
2. forty-one
3. forty one
4. thorty-one

Write the number in English:
99

1. nine nine
2. ninethy-nine
3. ninety nine
4. ninety-nine

Practise time

Write the following numbers 

on a piece of paper:

- 34, 73, 55

-15, 14, 40

Check Answers

-34 = Thirty- four

- 73= seventy - three

-55 = fifty- five

-15= fifteen

-14= fourteen

-40 = forty

Evaluate 

What have you learned by doing these exercises?