Exercise 4. Converting Numbers To Words And Words To Numbers. (This will help you to write cheques, stories and legal papers)

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1 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. 1

this exercise you will: Be able to convert numbers to the written word Be able to

2 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 10 Ten 20 Twenty Zero 1 One 11 Eleven 30 Thirty 2 Two 12 Twelve 40 Forty 3 Three 13 Thirteen 50 Fifty 4 Four 14 Fourteen 60 Sixty 5 Five 15 Fifteen 70 Seventy 6 Six 16 Sixteen 80 Eighty 7 Seven 17 Seventeen 90 Ninety 8 Eight 18 Eighteen 100 Hundred 9 Nine 19 Nineteen 1000 Thousand 1, 000, 000 Million 1, 000, 000, 000 Billion 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. 2

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.

3 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 Three b. 17 Seventeen c. 134 One hundred and thirty-four 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 3

Tip: Write it, as you would say it. a. 3 Three b. 17 Seventeen c.

4 Words to Numbers Exercise 2: Change the words to numbers. The first three questions are done for you. a. Six 6 b. Fourteen 14 c. Two hundred and eleven 211 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 4

Two hundred and twenty-one l. Five hundred and thirty-eight m. Seven hundred and sixty-six n. Eight hundred and seventy-seven o.

5 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.. Date 12-Nov-05 Pay Mary O Money The sum of Fourty-seven and fifty cents Pay Date The sum of Pay Date The sum of

The first cheque is done for you.. Date 12-Nov-05 Pay Mary O Money The sum of Fourty-seven and fifty cents 47.

6 Answers to Numbers to Words Exercise Three Seventeen One hundred and thirty-four 4. 2 Two 5. 7 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 15. 1,007 One thousand and seven 16. 3,555 Three thousand five hundred and fifty-five 17. 6,066 Six thousand and sixty-six 18. 9,000 Nine thousand Exercise 2 Answers to Words to Numbers 1. Six 6 2. Fourteen Two hundred and eleven Nine 9 5. 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 1, Four thousand, seven hundred and fifteen 4, Five thousand, five hundred and fifty 5, 550 6

987 Nine hundred and eighty-seven 15. 1,007 One thousand and seven 16. 3,555 Three thousand five hundred and fifty-five 17. 6,066 Six thousand and sixty-six 18.

7 Answers to Cheques Pay A. N. Other Date The sum of One hundred and seventy-eight cents Pay A. N. Other Date The sum of One thousand, four hundred and twenty-five Euro and ninety-nine cents

78 000 468 93 37589 457884554 065 Pay A. N.

118 One hundred Eighteen

118 One hundred Eighteen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ten 11 Eleven 12 Twelve 13 Thirteen 14 Fourteen 15 Fifteen 16 Sixteen 17 Seventeen 18 Eighteen 19 Nineteen 20 Twenty 21 Twenty 22 Twenty 23 Twenty 24 Twenty 25 Twenty 26 Twenty 27