A1 · BeginnerVocabulary

Numbers, Days & Months

Numbers, days of the week, months and how to say the date.

Numbers

13–19 end in -teen and the tens end in -ty. Watch the stress: thirTEEN – THIRty.

one, two, three, four, five1–5
eleven, twelve, thirteen11, 12, 13
twenty, thirty, forty, fifty20, 30, 40, 50
a hundred, a thousand100, 1000

Days of the week

Days and months always start with a capital letter. Use on with days.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Thursday, Friday
Saturday, Sundaythe weekend
on Mondayon + day

Months and dates

Use in with months and on with dates.

January, February, March…
in Julyin + month
on 5 Mayon + date
What day is it today?
Tip: Wednesday is pronounced “WENZ-day” — the first d is silent.

Sample quiz questions

  1. How do you write 15 in words?
  2. Which day comes after Tuesday?
  3. My birthday is ___ March.
  4. See you ___ Friday!

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