|  Learn about Numbers
How high can you count? Here is a poem to help you remember the numbers 1-10.
One, two, buckle my shoe
Three, four, shut the door
Five, six, pick up sticks
Seven, eight, lay them straight
Nine, ten, a big fat hen
Now, can you count higher? How about counting to one hundred or one thousand? Use the counting chart to practice saying and writing the numbers 1-100. Then try the counting quiz. Soon you will be able to count to one billion!
Cardinal Numbers The numbers you use for counting are called "cardinal numbers", for example:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10...
eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen...
Here are some other cardinal numbers you need to remember for counting: | 0 | | Zero | | 1 | | One | | 10 | | Ten | | 100 | | One hundred | | 1,000 | | One thousand | | 1,000,000 | | One million | | 1,000,000,000 | | One billion |
 Ordinal Numbers
The numbers you use to talk about the order of things are called "ordinal numbers", for eample:
My horse came in first.
I was the fifth person in line.
Here are the first ten ordinal numbers: | First | 1st | | Sixth | 6th | | Second | 2nd | | Seventh | 7th | | Third | 3rd | | Eighth | 8th | | Fourth | 4th | | Ninth | 9th | | Fifth | 5th | | Tenth | 10th |
 Multiples
Sometimes numbers aren't expressed in cardinal or ordinal numbers.
Here are a few examples:
Half (1/2)
Single (1)
Double (x2)
Triple (x3)
Quadruple (x4)
A pair/couple (2)
A few (2 or 3)
Several (more than 3)
A dozen (12)
A half dozen (6) Are you ready to try some maths? How about a trivia game? |