Question 1
Write the numeral for seven.
Year 1
Read and write numbers from 1 to 20 in numerals and words
Read number words and numerals from 1 to 20, then match them correctly.
Lesson overview
Number - number and place value
A numeral is written with digits, like 14. A number word is written with letters, like fourteen. We can learn to read both and match them carefully.
Worked example
What is the numeral for sixteen?
- Read the word: sixteen.
- Count on to 16 in your head if you need to.
- The matching numeral is 16.
sixteen16
Try it
Read each number word or numeral, then give the matching answer.
Question 2
Write the numeral for twelve.
Question 3
Which word matches the numeral 18?
Question 4
Which numeral matches the word nineteen?
Question 5
Which word matches the numeral 20?
Common mistakes
These reminders help when matching words and numerals.
- Mixing up similar words such as fourteen and forty.
- Leaving out the teen ending in words such as thirteen or eighteen.
- Reading the numeral too quickly and choosing the wrong word.