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Numbers have words
Learner’s Book 1: Unit 1, p. 27
GoalRead and say the number words from zero to ten.
New words
number word · a number written with letters, like fourzero · none; the number 0coin · a round piece of money
Explanation
We can write a number with a digit, like 3, or with letters, like three. The letters make a number word. Coins sometimes show number words instead of digits. Stories often use number words too, like three little ducks. Here are the first words: zero, one, two, three, four, five. Say each word out loud and point to its number.
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| zero | one | two | three | four | five |
Worked examples
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| six | seven | eight | nine | ten |
Our coins show 1c, 2c, 5c and 10c. Some coins show words instead, like one, two, five and ten. The word five means the number 5.
In a story, ‘three little ducks’ means 3 ducks. The word three tells us how many.
Class activity
Word hunt: look for number words at home, in a book, on a packet or on a poster. Write the number and the word for two that you find. Then make cards for the words zero to ten and cards with the numbers 0 to 10, and match each word to its number.
Practice
1
Read these words and write each number: four, six, nine.
4, 6, 9
2
Write the missing number word.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | ? | three | four | five |
two
3
Write the missing number word.
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| six | seven | ? | nine | ten |
eight
4
What number word means ‘none’?
zero