English numbers in coloring pages, videos and cards. English numbers with transcription and Russian pronunciation, education, examples Counting from one to 10 in English

What can't a person do without when starting to learn English? What should your child learn for school? Without which you can't even tell what time it is? Of course, without numbers. Learning numbers in English is quite easy. You can learn them with the help of interesting color pictures, you can sing them like a song, you can memorize them like a tongue twister - there is room for imagination and creativity!

How to say numbers in English

Let's list the main numbers in English:

0 – zero – zero;
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.

The following numbers do not lend themselves to general rules of formation:

10 – ten – ten;
11 – eleven – eleven;
12 – twelve – twelve;
100 – hundred – one hundred;
1000 – thousand – thousand.

How to pronounce them correctly in English?

You can pronounce numbers correctly, and all other words of the English language, only by knowing the transcription. Transcription is a special recording of a word as it is pronounced (for example, the Russian word “to draw” can be transcribed as [risavatsa]). And learning English numbers with transcription is much easier than without it.

Here's how the English numbers are read:

0 – 🔊 Listen zero – [‘ziərəu];
1 – 🔊 Listen one – ;
2 – 🔊 Listen two – ;
3 – 🔊 Listen three – [θri:];
4 – 🔊 Listen four – ;
5 – 🔊 Listen to five – ;
6 – 🔊 Listen to six. – ;
7 – 🔊 Listen seven – [‘sev(ə)n];
8 – 🔊 Listen eight – ;
9 – 🔊 Listen to nine –;
10 – 🔊 Listen ten – ;
11 – 🔊 Listen eleven – ;
12 – 🔊 Listen to twelve – ;
100 – 🔊 Listen hundred – ;
1000 – 🔊 Listen thousand – [θʌuzend].

But what if you don’t know how the transcription is read? For those who are just about to learn English from scratch, numbers with Russian transcription will be very useful:

0 – zero – [zero];
1 – one – [one];
2 – two – [that];
3 – three – [sri];
4 – four – [fo];
5 – five – [five];
6 – six – [six];
7 – seven – [seven];
8 – eight – [ate];
9 – nine – [nine];
10 – ten – [ten];
11 – eleven – [ileven];
12 – twelve – [tvelv];
100 – hundred – [handred];
1000 – thousand – [southend].

All possible numbers, the largest numbers imaginable, are just combinations of nine digits, from zero to nine. Numbers are formed according to special rules.

Rules for forming numbers in English

In general, numbers in English can be divided into:
simple;
derivatives;
compound.

Understanding which number is which is very simple. Simple consist of one word (for example: five, nine, thousand). Derivatives consist of one word, but at the same time have the suffixes –teen (from 13 to 19) or –ty (tens from 20 to 90). Composite but, as their name suggests, they consist of several numerals.

How to form derivative numerals?

To form derivatives of the numbers 13 to 19, take a number from 3 to 9 and add the suffix –teen. Some letters may change! Be careful!

13 – three + teen = thirteen;
14 – four + teen = fourteen;
15 – five + teen = fifteen;
16 – six + teen = sixteen;
17 – seven + teen = seventeen;
18 – eight + teen = eighteen;
19 – nine + teen = nineteen.

The stress in these numerals will fall on the suffix. The numerals are read in accordance with the transcription of the first parts (for example: fifteen - [fiftin], eighteen - [eitin]).

To form derivatives of numbers from 20 to 90, take the number from 2 to 9 and add the suffix –ty.

20 – two + ty = twenty;
30 – three + ty = thirty;
40 – four + ty = forty;
50 – five + ty = fifty;
60 – six + ty = sixty;
70 – seven + ty = seventy;
80 – eight + ty = eighty;
90 –nine + ty = ninety.

The stress in these numerals will fall on the root. They are read in the same way as the first parts: (for example: sixty - [sixty], forty - [foti]).

How to form compound numbers?

Compound numerals are formed using tens + ones (if the number is less than a hundred), hundreds + tens + ones (if the number is less than a thousand), etc.

For example, let's say you want to form the number "twenty-one". You need to write two words: “twenty” and “one”. Thus, twenty-one is twenty-one! In this case, two-digit numbers are written with a hyphen.
Similarly, you can form any numbers up to a hundred:

Fifty-three – fifty + three = fifty-three.
Forty-nine – forty + nine = forty-nine.
Seventy two – seventy + two = seventy-two.
Thirty-six – thirty + six = thirty-six.
Ninety-nine – ninety + nine = ninety-nine.

To form any number up to a thousand, you must indicate the number of hundreds + tens + units, and after the number of hundreds you write and (British English), followed by a two-digit number separated by a hyphen:

One hundred and twenty-one – one hundred and twenty-one.
Five hundred and forty-three – five hundred and forty-three.
Two hundred and two – two hundred and two.
Three hundred and fifty-eight – three hundred and fifty-eight.
Four hundred - four hundred.

Same with large numbers. They are pronounced the same way as their parts.

That's all - now you know English numbers, you can read them correctly and make numbers from them. Although it is quite difficult to remember all the numbers and the rules for their formation at once, this should not put you off. Look for different tongue twisters, rhymes, songs, watch training videos - in general, in training, as in war, all means are good! Good luck in learning English!

The topic of English numerals is quite complex, since the formation of English numerals differs from the formation of Russian ones. There are rules, and there are exceptions, and both have their own peculiarities. Let's look at English numbers with transcription and Russian pronunciation, give striking examples and focus on exceptions. Go ahead for new knowledge!

Numbers in English are formed in different ways. Numerals from 1 to 10 have some rules of formation, from 13 to 20 - others. Tens, hundreds and thousands also have peculiarities of education.

Features of the formation of numerals from 1 to 12

The table below shows the numerals from 1 to 12 with transcription, Russian pronunciation and examples:

1	one		one
2	two	[ˈtuː]	that
3	three	[θriː]	sri
4	four		odds
5	five		five
6	six		syx
7	seven	[ˈsevn]	s'even
8	eight		eith
9	nine		nain
10	ten		heating element
11	eleven	[ɪˈlevn̩]	il'even
12	twelve		tU'elv

We wanted one cake, two bananas ang eight apples => We wanted one cake, two bananas and eight apples.
We need to buy avocado fot this recipe. Or better two ones => For this recipe we have to buy an avocado. Or better yet, two.
Three kilos of meat, four big tomatoes, five eggplants and garlic will make this evening much more better. I will prepare very delicious dish by my own recipe! => Three kilograms of meat, four large tomatoes, five eggplants and garlic will make the evening much better. I will prepare a very tasty dish according to my own recipe!
Eleven foxes and twelve wolves were seen on this week at this place => Eleven foxes and twelve wolves were seen this week at this place.

Features of the formation of numerals from 13 to 20

13	thirteen	[θɜː’tiːn]	sert'in
14	fourteen	[ˌfɔː’tiːn]	fort'in
15	fifteen	[ˌfɪf’tiːn]	fifty'in
16	sixteen	[ˌsɪk’stiːn]	sykst'in
17	seventeen	[ˌsev(ə)n’tiːn]	Seventh'in
18	eighteen	[ˌeɪ’tiːn]	eit'in
19	nineteen	[ˌnaɪn’tiːn]	night'in

The table shows that numerals from 13 to 19 (inclusive) are written according to the same rules; a particle is added to the cardinal number (one, two, three) –teen. And do not confuse cardinal numbers with ordinal numbers! in English they are formed in a completely different way!

On a note! It must be remembered that every rule has exceptions. In this case, the exceptions will be the numerals 13 and 15. Their roots three and five will have a modified form:

Three => thirteen
Five => fifteen.

Not threeteen/fiveteen!!!

Some examples:

Seventeen girls were seen at this party while only eight boys came. — Seventeen girls were seen at the party, while only eight guys came.
Seventeen pieces of cake were given to all those children. — All these children were given seventeen pieces of pie.
There is a lot of fish in this river. Nineteen kinds were known 5 years ago. — There are a lot of fish in this river. Five years ago, nineteen species were known.

Tens of English numerals

20	twenty	[ˈtwenti]	tU'enti
30	thirty thirty	[ˈθɜːti]	S'yorti
40	forty	[ˈfɔːti]	f'orti
50	fifty	[ˈfɪfti]	f'ifti
60	sixty	[ˈsɪksti]	s’yksti
70	seventy	[ˈsevnti]	s'eventi
80	eighty	[ˈeɪti]	‘hey
90	ninety	[ˈnaɪnti]	n'ainti

The table clearly shows that tens of numbers are formed using a particle (suffix) –ty. These numerals are derivatives of cardinal ones, but you also need to add the suffix –ty.

Important! Remember that when forming the numbers 20,30, 40 and 50, the root of the cardinal digits, which serve as the basis for the formation of tens, will change:

two – 20 twenty [ˈtwenti]
three – 30 thirty [ˈθɜːti]
four – 40 forty [ˈfɔːti]
five – 50 fifty [ˈfɪfti]

And one more nuance: the number 80 [ˈeɪti] is characterized by the absence of repetition of the letter t: eight (eight) = eighty(eight+ty =eightty).

Examples:

Thirty exotic animals were needed to make the idea of the movie complete => Thirty exotic animals were needed to make the idea of the movie complete.
Sixty soldiers will come on parade in front of the palace => Sixty soldiers will come to the parade that will be in front of the palace.
Fifty of them knew the road but only thirty agreed to follow us => Fifty of them knew the road, but only thirty agreed to follow us.

As for the stress of numerals that are formed with the help of –ty, then everything is simple - stress Always will be on the first syllable.

Reference: It happens that it is difficult for beginning students to separate numerals with –ty and –teen in colloquial speech. And here stress comes to the rescue - if it is on the first syllable, then 100% we are dealing with tens of numerals.

Basics: How numbers are formed in English

When studying the formation of English numbers, it is important to remember that numbers from 1 to 12 are simple cardinal numbers. Their task is to indicate the number of objects. Such numerals consist of one word. It is very important to remember the spelling of the first twelve digits, since they are the basis for the formation of all other digits - from thirteen to a billion.

How to pronounce numerals that are formed by adding the particle –teen? Here you need to be very careful => the pronunciation of numerals (English numbers) will have two stresses: on the first and second syllable. At the same time, we immediately note that the stresses will not be equal in strength. One of them will be secondary, and the other will be primary.

For example, how do you pronounce thirteen? From the transcription of [ˌθɜːˈtiːn] it is clear that the word has two stresses. The bottom line indicates secondary stress, the top line indicates primary stress. The same goes for fourteen [ˌfɔːˈtiːn] and fifteen [ˌfɪfˈtiːn]. There are also two stresses here – main and additional.

What to do to avoid making mistakes with pronunciation? To do this, you should always look at the transcription. Each numeral, like any other word, should be studied according to the following scheme: transcription - translation - the presence of several meanings.

Note! In some dictionaries, the stress of numerals is determined by the presence (absence) of a noun after it. For example, if a numeral is next to a noun, then the stress falls on the first syllable =>

fifteen rivers [ˈfɪftiːn ˈrɪvər z]
sixteen cats [ˈsɪkstiːn ˈkæts]

But! If a numeral stands alone in a sentence, without a noun, then the stress falls on the second syllable (on the suffix –teen):

fifteen
sixteen

Examples:

Fifteen cats were sold this week (emphasis is on the first syllable) => Fifteen cats were sold this week
How many cats were sold this week? – Fifteen (emphasis on the suffix –teen) => How many cats were sold this week? - Fifteen.

Learn how to write English numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20, 30, 50, 100, 1000, 1000000 in words and learn how to count in English.

The VoxBook audio course has many examples of using numbers and numerals. So in the novel “Treasure Island” by Robert Louis Stevenson from the famous song:

Fifteen men on the dead man's chest [fifteen men on a dead man's chest]
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum [yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum]!
Drink and the devil had done for the rest [drink and the devil will bring you to the end]
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!

Below are the numbers in English with transcription and translation. Next, we discuss in detail the methods of forming cardinal numerals (Cardinal Numerals) and English counting.

Table: Numbers in English with transcription from 1 to 1000,000,000.

Number	Name in Russian	Title in English	Transcription
1	one	one
2	two	two	[ˈtuː]
3	three	three	[θriː]
4	four	four
5	five	five
6	six	six
7	seven	seven	[ˈsevn]
8	eight	eight
9	nine	nine
10	ten	ten
11	eleven	eleven	[ɪˈlevn̩]
12	twelve	twelve
20	twenty	twenty	[ˈtwenti]
30	thirty	thirty thirty	[ˈθɜːti]
40	fourty	forty	[ˈfɔːti]
50	fifty	fifty	[ˈfɪfti]
60	sixty	sixty	[ˈsɪksti]
70	seventy	seventy	[ˈsevnti]
80	eighty	eighty	[ˈeɪti]
90	ninety	ninety	[ˈnaɪnti]
100	one hundred	a (one) hundred	[ə wʌn ˈhʌndrəd]
1000	thousand	a (one) thousand	[ə wʌn ˈθaʊzn̩d]

1000000	million	million / a (one) million	[ə (wʌn) ˈmɪlɪən]
1000000000	billion	milliard / a (one) milliard (BrE) billion / a (one) billion (AmE)	[ə (wʌn) ˈmɪlɪɑːd] [ə (wʌn) ˈbɪlɪəŋ]
1000000000	billion

BrE-British English, AmE-American English

Numbers in English 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.

The numbers in English from 1 to 12 are i.e. indicate the number of objects and consist of one word (see table). The spelling of English numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 must be memorized. Based on their first ten, all other English numbers are formed.

Numbers in English from 13 to 19.

In English the numbers are 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19.
To form them, the suffix -teen is added to the English number from 1 to 10 from the third column of the table. The result is the figure needed to count from 13 to 19:

13 thirteen - thir teen[ˌθɜːˈtiːn]
14 fourteen - four teen[ˌfɔːˈtiːn]
15 fifteen - fif teen[ˌfɪfˈtiːn]
16 sixteen teen
17 seventeen - seven teen[ˌsevnˈtiːn]
18 eighteen - eigh teen[ˌeɪˈtiːn]
19 nineteen - nine teen[ˌnaɪnˈtiːn]

Please note that in English numerals 13 and 15, the root 3 three and 5 five are modified:
3 - 13 teen
5 - 15 teen

Stress on numerals with the suffix -teen.
In English, numerals ending in the suffix -teen have two stresses, on the first and second syllables (ˌ weak secondary stress and ˈ primary stress). Look at the transcription so as not to make mistakes in pronunciation:
13 - thirteen [ˌθɜːˈtiːn]
14 - fourteen [ˌfɔːˈtiːn]
15 - fifteen [ˌfɪfˈtiːn]

If a numeral with the suffix -teen is not followed by a noun, then during pronunciation the main emphasis falls on the suffix -teen:
fifteen
sixteen

When a numeral with the suffix -teen is a modifier of a noun (i.e. it is followed by a noun), then the stress does not fall on the suffix, but only on its first syllable:
fifteen pencils [ˈfɪftiːn ˈpensl̩z]
sixteen boxes [ˈsɪkstiːn ˈbɒksɪz]

In the VoxBook audio course in the fairy tale “The Fish and the Ring” from the collection English Fairy Tales, in which you can hear a similar emphasis (to do this, install the audio course on your computer and listen for yourself):

English numbers 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90.

English numbers denoting whole tens 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 are derived cardinal numerals. To form them, the suffix -ty is added to the tens digit from the third column of the table. The result is the required number of tens:

20 twenty - twen ty[ˈtwenti]
30 thirty - thir ty[ˈθɜːti]
40 forty - for ty[ˈfɔːti]
50 fifty - fif ty[ˈfɪfti]
60 sixty - six ty[ˈsɪksti]
70 seventy - seven ty[ˈsevnti]
80 eighty - eigh ty[ˈeɪti]
90 ninety - nine ty[ˈnaɪnti]

Please note that in the English numbers 20, 30, 40 and 50, the root of 2 two, 3 three, 4 four and 5 five are modified, and in the number 80 the repetition of the letter t disappears:

2 two - 20 ty [ˈtwenti]
3 three - 30 ty [ˈθɜːti]
4 four - 40 ty [ˈfɔːti]
5 five - 50 ty [ˈfɪfti]
8 eight - 80 ty [ˈeɪti]

Stress of numerals with the suffix -ty.
In English numerals ending in the suffix -ty, the stress falls only on the first syllable. Look at the transcription and pronunciation:
40 - forty [ˈfɔːti]
50 - fifty [ˈfɪfti]
60 - sixty [ˈsɪksti]

English numbers 100, 1000, 1000000.

English numbers from 100 to 1000 and 1000000 are presented at the end of the table (see above).

In English, before 100 hundred, 1000 thousand, 1000000 million, either the indefinite article a (which has the meaning one) or the word one is placed:

100 hundred - a(one) hundred [ə wʌn ˈhʌndrəd] (i.e. a hundred or one hundred)
1000 thousand - a(one) thousand

Please note that the article is not used with other cardinal numbers:
Three pencils. Three pencils.
Two girls. Two girls.

100 hundred, 1000 thousand and 1000000 million do not have the ending -s, including when they are preceded by another number other than one, for example:

100 hundred (one hundred) - one hundred or a hundred
200 two hundred - two hundred
300 three hundred - three hundred
400 four hundred - four hundred
500 five hundred - five hundred
600 six hundred - six hundred
700 seven hundred - seven hundred
800 eight hundred - eight hundred
900 nine hundred - nine hundred
Further
1000 thousand (one thousand) - one thousand or a thousand
2000 two thousand - two thousand
3000 three thousand - three thousand
4000 four thousand - four thousand
5000 five thousand - five thousand
etc.
1000000 million (one million) - one million or a million
2000000 two million - two million
3000000 three million - three million
4000000 four million - four million
5000000 five million - five million
6000000 six million - six million
etc.

Thus, the numeral is never given the ending -s, however...

However: the word meaning number can refer not only to a numeral (which does not need to end with -s), but also to a noun, which may already have an ending -s. For example, 100 hundred, 1000 thousand and 1000000 million end with -s when they express an indefinite number of hundreds, thousands or millions. In this case, they are nouns, and the noun that follows them (if there is one) is used with the preposition of:
Three millions of tons of coal. Three million tons of coal.
Hundred ideas for learning. Hundreds of teaching ideas.
Some birds can fly thousand kilometers. Some birds fly thousands of kilometers.
Four or five millions of specie had been lately thrown into circulation. Four or five million specie have recently been thrown into circulation.

Everything said above also applies to other English numbers from 2 and above, which act as a noun:
Magnificent seven. The Magnificent Seven. (singular)
How many seven do you have? How many sevens do you have? (plural)

In the VoxBook audio course on Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island, with this example:

Here it is about gentlemen of fortune [this is always the case with gentlemen of fortune = pirates]. They lives rough and they risk swinging [they live without comforts and risk the gallows], but they eat and drink like fighting cocks [but they eat and drink like kings: “fighting cocks” = show off], and when a cruise is done, why, it’s hundreds of pounds instead of hundreds of farthings in their pockets [and when the voyage is over = after sailing, well, they have hundreds of pounds in their pockets instead of hundreds of farthings = pennies].
(R.L. Stevenson - "TREASURE ISLAND")

Note. In addition, the ending -s can be added to million when it is preceded by two, three, etc. provided there is no other number after it. In this case, million is followed by a noun with the preposition of:
Two millions of books. - Two million books.

English account. Compound cardinal numbers in English.

When counting in English in composite numbers from 20 to 99 (i.e., consisting of two numbers - tenths and units), a hyphen (dash) is placed between the tens and the following units:
20 - twenty [ˈtwenti]
21 - twenty-one [ˈtwenti wʌn]
22 - twenty-two [ˈtwenti ˈtuː]
etc.
30 - thirty [ˈθɜːti]
31 - thirty-one [ˈθɜːti wʌn]
32 - thirty-two [ˈθɜːti ˈtuː]
etc.

In English counting with composite numbers over 100, within every three digits, the conjunction and is placed before the tens (and if there are none, then before the units):
235 - two hundred thirty-five
407 - four hundred seven
2034 - two thousand thirty-four
2004 - two thousand four
5236 - five thousand two hundred thirty-six
250129 - two hundred fifty thousand, one hundred twenty-nine
4221589 - four million two hundred twenty-one thousand five hundred eighty-nine
203000000 - two hundred three million

In American English, the conjunction and is omitted, for example: 235 - two hundred hidden-five.

Some rules for translating numerals into English:

1. Russian genitive case of nouns after cardinal numbers do not do it translate into English with a noun with the preposition of (a common mistake):

In the VoxBook audio course in the fairy tale "JACK THE GIANT-KILLER" from the collection English Fairy Tales, in which this exact incident occurs:

...he is a huge and monstrous giant [he is a huge and monstrous giant] with three heads [with three heads]; he"ll fight five hundred men in armor [he will defeat/fight five hundred people in armor], and make them fly before him [and “will”= make them run away in front of him]."
(English Fairy Tales - "JACK THE GIANT-KILLER")

2. A Russian noun in the singular after compound numerals ending in one (one, one) should be translated into English as a plural noun:
twenty one day - twenty one day
three hundred fifty-one books - three hundred and fifty-one book

3. Cardinal numbers can appear as a definition after the word being defined. This especially applies to cases of designating page numbers, paragraphs, chapters and parts of books, house numbers, rooms, clothing and shoe sizes, bus numbers and has the meaning of an ordinal number, although it is replaced by a cardinal number:
part two - second part
chapter seven - chapter seven
Read lesson three. - Read the third lesson.
Open your book on page nineteen.- Open your books to page nineteen.
He lives in apartment 12 (twelve).- He lives in apartment 12.

4. Combinations of two of my sisters, five of your books, two of his friends, etc. two of my sisters, five of your books, two of his friends are translated into English (and not: two my brothers, five your books, two his friends - a common mistake).

For example, in the VoxBook audio course in the novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, with exactly this example:

There were six of the buccaneers, all told [there were six pirates there, "all counted" = in total]; not another man was left alive [no one else survived]. Five of them were on their feet, flushed and swollen [five of them were on their feet, with red and swollen /faces/],
(R.L. Stevenson - "TREASURE ISLAND")

Knowing how to count in English is as important as speaking it. In any tourist country, all salespeople, taxi drivers, and hotel staff have a count of up to 20. Are you any worse? In general, you understand what's what. To learn how to count to a million in English, you need to learn only 31 words. But everything is in order. In this article we will learn how to count to 20.

In Russian, to learn numbers, you need to know over 100 words. The same rules apply in English counting, but it is worth mentioning a couple of important points that will greatly facilitate the process of learning numbers and numbers:

In English, unlike Russian, numbers are not declined according to gender. If we have “two thousand”, but “two million”, then here it is the same as “two thousand”, as “two million”
They do not decline according to cases, that is, the endings do not change. Instead of “a thousand - thousand-thousand-thousand...”, for everything the simple word “thousand”
Also, instead of "1 million - 2 million - 5 million" it all comes down to using one word "million" and no additional endings
There are no personal names for hundreds. Instead of “two hundred” there will be “two hundred”, instead of “six hundred” the Englishman will say “six hundred”, etc.
Well, fifthly, there are much fewer exceptions in the English account

Well, now let’s move from theory directly to practice: Numbers from one to ten are the basis of the basics!

Numerous numbers are based on basic numbers - from 1 to 9, you can also include 0 and 10 here. You just have to memorize these numbers:

Number	English	Translation	English transcription
	One	One		[one]
	Two	Two		[that]
	Three	Three	[θri:]	[sry]
	Four	Four		[fo]
	Five	Five		[five]
	Six	Six		[syks]
	Seven	Seven		[sevn]
	Eight	Eight		[eight]
	Nine	Nine		[nine]
	Ten	Ten		[ten]

Further, the next numbers 11 and 12 are those few exceptions from the top 20. You will have to remember them too. Then everything is much simpler. From the 13th to the 19th the numbers are formed in the same way “digit (3 to 9) + teen”. For example, six + teen = sixteen. Similar to how in Russian there are thirteen, fifteen. This is -eleven and is -teen. The number is written together and read with the emphasis on the last syllable.

Number	English	Translation	English transcription	Transcription in Russian letters
	Ten	Ten		[ten]
	Eleven	Eleven		[ilevn]
	Twelve	Twelve		[tuelv]
	Thirteen	Thirteen	[‘θə:tin]	[shotin]
	Fourteen	Fourteen	[‘fo:tin]	[photin]
	Fifteen	Fifteen	['fi:ftin]	[fiftin]
	Sixteen	Sixteen	[‘sikstin]	[sykstin]
	Seventeen	Seventeen	[‘sevntin]	[sevntin]
	Eighteen	Eighteen	[‘eitin]	[atein]
	Nineteen	Nineteen	[‘naintin]	[nightteen]
	Twenty	Twenty	['twenti]	[twenty]

There are minor changes here too. In pronunciation they are not noticeable, but in writing it is worth paying attention to the radical changes:

13: the spelling of "three" is modified to "thir"
15: in the second syllable “five” the v changes to f and the letter “e” disappears
18: when adding the suffix “teen” to “eight”, the letter t that appears is not duplicated, but replaced with a single letter

In fact, the ending “teen” is a full-fledged word meaning the age from 13 to 19 years.

It should be taken into account that Russian pronunciation (transcription) is only an approximate sound; the specific sound of English numbers cannot be 100% conveyed.

How to teach a child to count in English?

Once you start teaching your children English, it also needs to be taught numeracy. Be sure to do this through play to instill in him a love and desire to learn the language. Here are some ways to teach your child to count in English:

Buy or download number cards from the Internet. It is better if on each of them it is written in letters and with pronunciation. Lay out the pictures on the floor. Say the number in English, and let the child bring you the card you need or point to it
The previous game, only the adult already names the number in his native language, and the child takes a card with a number and calls it in a foreign language
Take the ball. Stand opposite, and throwing the ball into the child’s hands, say the number in a foreign language, and the child, returning the toy to you, says it in his native language.
Game "Who has more." Turn the cards over with the numbers down, and draw out one picture at a time with your baby. Say the number in English. Whoever has more gets both cards. And so on until the end. The one with the highest amount wins
Ask your child to draw numbers, give them human features - eyes, hands, and their name will be the name of the number
Use engaging rhymes that children can easily remember.
Another option is the game “Crocodile”, but instead of words, the child must turn into a number
You can also ask your child to draw a number that you will voice in the air.

At almost every level, English language learners have to deal with numbers and counting. At the elementary level, children learn to count in English from one to five, then from one to ten. Next comes the second ten and the count to one hundred.

And this is not surprising, because numbers surround us everywhere: each house has its own number, several pigeons or sparrows sit in flocks on the street, to prepare a delicious dish you need to use several fruits, vegetables or other products. Therefore, there are many fun exercises for learning numbers in English, from playing Bingo (with numbers) to counting familiar objects in the classroom.

At the same time, you can introduce children to numbers and counting not only in these ways, but also with the help of funny songs.

The five selected songs in English have a simple and clear rhythm that even children 2-3 years old can follow. In addition to the good mood they will create during an English lesson, children will also be able to remember English numbers from one to ten or even 20.

And to make memorization more effective, some songs suggest counting objects in reverse order.

Five little monkeys

The melody of this song is easy for a child to reproduce, and the repeated constructions will help reliably fix English numbers from one to five in memory. In addition, the story of five naughty monkeys is usually a favorite among children. And she also helps them understand what will happen in the event of such disobedience!

If desired, the song can be used for a short warm-up during class. Children can stand apart from each other or make a big circle and jump together holding hands. In the picture below you can see what movements can accompany the words of the song.

After the next monkey “fell,” we bend one finger on our hand and raise our palm not with five fingers, but with four (with three, with two, with one).

Can you count?

The cheerful characters of the song (the hen and her chicks) to the music count in English those animals and objects that they meet on the way. At the same time, they pronounce the numbers from one to ten several times:

One, two, three,

Four, five, six.

And at the end of the video, the chicken and her babies count everything in reverse order - from ten to one.

In addition, the animals in the song repeat common interrogative constructions several times:

Do you know how to count? – Yes, I know how to count.

Can you count from 1 to 10? – I can count from 1 to 10.

Counting to the music

Although this counting rhyme cannot be called a song as such, it will be interesting for kids to get acquainted with the shape and name of various numbers (from 1 to 20) to the music. In order to remember words better, you can use not only visual and auditory memory, but also tactile memory, for example, by beating out a musical rhythm with your palms (against each other) or with a pencil (on the table).

Ten little airplanes

In the energetic song about ten airplanes, the counting in English is first done from 1 to 10, and then in reverse order, which helps both memorize individual numbers and train the child’s voluntary attention.

You can also invite children not only to watch the video, but also to move along with the airplanes: take a step every time a new character flies out, while spreading their arms to the sides, depicting an airplane.

How many leaves do you see?

Although the song asks children to count only three leaves, it is very convenient to practice the structure of “How many?” . And after the child remembers the song well, it will be possible to cut out the required number of leaves from paper, color them, and then count them. So, while singing the song, you can also repeat the different colors in English with your baby.