1. Petr Novotný Gymnázium Dr. Karla Polesného Znojmo
GRAMMAR: NUMERALS
Petr Novotný
Gymnázium Dr. Karla Polesného Znojmo

2. CONTENTS
This presentation contains basic English number words and numeric expressions such as: Cardinal Numerals Ordinal Numerals Multiplicative Numerals Decimal Numbers Fractions and Percentages.

3. TYPES OF NUMERALS
Cardinal Numerals (=číslovky základní): are used to refer to a size of a group (one, two, ...) Ordinal Numerals (=číslovky řadové): are used to refer to a position in a sequence or order (first, second, ...) Multiplicative Numerals (=číslovky násobné): are used to express how many times something happened or exists (once, twice, ...)

4. CARDINAL, ORDINAL, AND MULTIPLICATIVE NUMERALS [1]
1 one
1st first
once
2 two
2nd second
twice
3 three
3rd third
three times / thrice
4 four
4th fourth
four times
5 five
5th fifth (× five)
five times
6 six
6th sixth
six times
7 seven
7th seventh
seven times
8 eight
8th eighth
eight times
9 nine
9th ninth (× nine)
nine times
10 ten
10th tenth
ten times
Numerals written in bold are irregular in form or spelling.

5. CARDINAL, ORDINAL, AND MULTIPLICATIVE NUMERALS [2]
11 eleven
11th eleventh
eleven times
12 twelve
12th twelfth (× twelve)
twelve times
13 thirteen (× three)
13th thirteenth
thirteen times
14 fourteen
14th fourteenth
fourteen times
15 fifteen (× five)
15th fifteenth
fifteen times
16 sixteen
16th sixteenth
sixteen times
17 seventeen
17th seventeenth
seventeen times
18 eighteen (× eight)
18th eighteenth
eighteen times
19 nineteen
19th nineteenth
nineteen times
20 twenty
10th twentieth (× twenty)
twenty times
Numerals written in bold are irregular in form or spelling.

6. CARDINAL, ORDINAL, AND MULTIPLICATIVE NUMERALS [3]
21 twenty-one
21st twenty-first
twenty-one times
22 twenty-two
22nd twenty-second
twenty-two times
23 twenty-three
23rd twenty-third
twenty-three times
24 twenty-four
24th twenty-fourth
twenty-four times
...
30 thirty (× three)
30th thirtieth (× thirty)
thirty times
35 thirty-five
35th thirty-fifth
thirty-five times
40 forty (× four)
40th fortieth (× forty)
forty times
50 fifity (× five)
50th fiftieth (× fifty)
fifty times
60 sixty
60th sixtieth (× sixty)
sixty times
70 seventy
70th seventieth (× seventy)
seventy times
80 eighty (× eight)
80th eightieth (× eighty)
eighty times
90 ninety
90th ninetieth (× ninety)
ninety times
100 a/one hundred
100th a/one hundredth
a/one hundred times

7. "0" IN ENGLISH
There are several names for the number 0 in English: 'nought' in British English 'zero' in mathematics and for temperature 'oh' in telephone and decimal numbers 'nil' in sport results 'love' in tennis

8. DECIMAL NUMBERS
16.257
integer part (the part to the left of the decimal separator)
fractional part (the part from the decimal separator to the right)
decimal point (the decimal separator)
Example:
the integer part is read as a whole number the decimal point is pronounced 'point' in the fractional part the numbers are read one by one This example: sixteen point two five seven.

9. FRACTIONS
7 / 12
numerator
denominator
line or slash
Example:
The numerator is read as an cardinal number and the denominator as an ordinal number: 1 / 3 one third; 1 / 5 one fifth; 1 / 10 one tenth If the numerator is different from one, the ordinal number is in plural: 2 / 3 two thirds; 3 / 5 three fifths; 7 / 10 seven tenths Irregular fractions: 1 / 2 one half; 1 / 4 one qurter Large fractions: are read numerator over denominator (where both numerator and denominator are read as cardinal). 13 / 75 thirteen over seventy-five

10. PERCENTAGES
Percentages are usually denoted by the percent sign (%) or the abbreviation pct. In British English percent is sometimes written as two words (per cent); in American English it is usually one word. The word is always singular; the stress is on cent: per'cent. 1 % one percent 5 % five percent 10.2 % ten point two percent.

11. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Leech, G.: An A–Z of English Grammar and Usage. London, Nelson English Language Teaching Thomson, A. J. and Martinet, A. V.: A Practical English Grammar. Oxford, Oxford University Press Wikipedia contributors. "English numerals." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 19 Mar