How to write Numbers Using Word Form? (English Spelling & Examples)

What is a Number?

A number is used to give a measure of the count. For example, if you are asked to tell the number of members in your family, what would you answer? You will count the members and this count will be the number of members in your family.

Numbers in Words

A number can be expressed in the standard form, expanded form and word form.

0, 1, 2, 3, ………20, 21,………………99, 100, 101, and so on are examples of numbers in the standard form.

The number 231 is expressed in the expanded form as 200 + 30 + 1.

In word form, a number is expressed using the English alphabet. For example, 100 in words is one hundred. Expressing a number in words is based upon the place value of the digits in the number.

The place value of a digit can be ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, and so on.

When looking at the place value of a number, the digit on the extreme left is of the highest place value. The place value of the digits decreases as we move toward the right.

Let us take an example: Express 210 in words.

Here, 2 is in the hundreds place, 1 in the tens place, and 0 is in the ones place.

Hundreds	Tens	Ones
2	1	0

So, in words, 210 is written as: two hundred and ten, or simply two hundred ten.

The table below shows the numbers from 1 to 100 in word form.

1	One	21	Twenty-one	41	Forty-one	61	Sixty-one	81	Eighty-one
2	Two	22	Twenty-two	42	Forty-two	62	Sixty-two	82	Eighty-two
3	Three	23	Twenty-three	43	Forty-three	63	Sixty-three	83	Eighty-three
4	Four	24	Twenty-four	44	Forty-four	64	Sixty-four	84	Eighty-four
5	Five	25	Twenty-five	45	Forty-five	65	Sixty-five	85	Eighty-five
6	Six	26	Twenty-six	46	Forty-six	66	Sixty-six	86	Eighty-six
7	Seven	27	Twenty-seven	47	Forty-seven	67	Sixty-seven	87	Eighty-seven
8	Eight	28	Twenty-eight	48	Forty-eight	68	Sixty-eight	88	Eighty-eight
9	Nine	29	Twenty-nine	49	Forty-nine	69	Sixty-nine	89	Eighty-nine
10	Ten	30	Thirty	50	Fifty	70	Seventy	90	Ninety
11	Eleven	31	Thirty-one	51	Fifty-one	71	Seventy-one	91	Ninety-one
12	Twelve	32	Thirty-two	52	Fifty-two	72	Seventy-two	92	Ninety-two
13	Thirteen	33	Thirty-three	53	Fifty-three	73	Seventy-three	93	Ninety-three
14	Fourteen	34	Thirty-four	54	Fifty-four	74	Seventy-four	94	Ninety-four
15	Fifteen	35	Thirty-five	55	Fifty-five	75	Seventy-five	95	Ninety-five
16	Sixteen	36	Thirty-six	56	Fifty-six	76	Seventy-six	96	Ninety-six
17	Seventeen	37	Thirty-seven	57	Fifty-seven	77	Seventy-seven	97	Ninety-seven
18	Eighteen	38	Thirty-eight	58	Fifty-eight	78	Seventy-eight	98	Ninety-eight
19	Nineteen	39	Thirty	59	Fifty	79	Seventy	99	Ninety
20	Twenty	40	Forty	60	Sixty	80	Eighty	100	One-hundred

Similarly, numbers above 100 can be written as

101– One hundred one 102– One hundred two 103– One hundred three . . . . 110– One hundred ten	111– One hundred eleven 112– One hundred twelve 113– One hundred thirteen . . . . 120– One hundred twenty	121– One hundred twenty-one 122– One hundred twenty-two 123– One hundred twenty-three . . . . 130– One hundred thirty

Note:

1 million = 1000 thousand

1 billion = 1000 million

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