Year 1: Read and write numbers 0 to 10
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Read and write numbers 0 to 10
Every number has a numeral and a name. The numeral is the number written with digits: 0, 1, 2, 3 and so on. The name is the word we say: zero, one, two, three and so on.
Zero means there are none. It is the number before one.
| Numeral | Word |
|---|---|
| 0 | zero |
| 1 | one |
| 2 | two |
| 3 | three |
| 4 | four |
| 5 | five |
| 6 | six |
| 7 | seven |
| 8 | eight |
| 9 | nine |
| 10 | ten |
Key ideas
- A numeral is a number written with digits, like 7.
- A number word is its name, like seven.
- Zero means none. We write it as 0.
- Look at the whole word when you read it.
Key words. A numeral is a number written with digits, like 7. A number word is its name, like seven.
Method. Say the number out loud, then write its name in words.
- Say the number. Listen to how it sounds.7
- Find its name on the number list. Every number has one name.7 = seven
- Write the word, one letter at a time. The word has 5 letters.seven
Check. Count out 7 things and say “seven” at the end. ✓
Watch out. Look at the whole word. “Six” and “seven” both start with s but they are different numbers.
Method. Read the number word, then find it on the number list.
- Read the word. Read the whole word, not just the first letters.“four”
- Find the word on the number list. Each word matches exactly one number.four = 4
- Write the numeral. A numeral is the number written with digits.4
Check. Count 4 things. The last number you say is 4. ✓
Watch out. Check the spelling of the word before you write the numeral.
Key words. A numeral is a number written with digits, like 7. A number word is its name, like seven.
Method. Say the number out loud, then write its name in words.
- Say the number. Listen to how it sounds.5
- Find its name on the number list. Every number has one name.5 = five
- Write the word, one letter at a time. The word has 4 letters.five
Check. Count out 5 things and say “five” at the end. ✓
Watch out. Look at the whole word. “Six” and “seven” both start with s but they are different numbers.
Watch out
Watch out: 6 and 9 can look alike when they are written, and they can be turned round. Check the curl at the bottom. Zero is written as the numeral 0, not the letter O.
Exam tip
Grown-up tip. Say the number out loud before your child writes it. Then count out the same number of objects to check. Practise writing the numeral and the word side by side.
Exercise 1B Numerals and number words
Non-calculatorKey words. A numeral is a number written with digits, like 7. A number word is its name, like seven.
Method. Say the number out loud, then write its name in words.
- Say the number. Listen to how it sounds.1
- Find its name on the number list. Every number has one name.1 = one
- Write the word, one letter at a time. The word has 3 letters.one
Check. Count out 1 things and say “one” at the end. ✓
Watch out. Look at the whole word. “Six” and “seven” both start with s but they are different numbers.
Key words. A numeral is a number written with digits, like 7. A number word is its name, like seven.
Method. Say the number out loud, then write its name in words.
- Say the number. Listen to how it sounds.3
- Find its name on the number list. Every number has one name.3 = three
- Write the word, one letter at a time. The word has 5 letters.three
Check. Count out 3 things and say “three” at the end. ✓
Watch out. Look at the whole word. “Six” and “seven” both start with s but they are different numbers.
Key words. A numeral is a number written with digits, like 7. A number word is its name, like seven.
Method. Say the number out loud, then write its name in words.
- Say the number. Listen to how it sounds.6
- Find its name on the number list. Every number has one name.6 = six
- Write the word, one letter at a time. The word has 3 letters.six
Check. Count out 6 things and say “six” at the end. ✓
Watch out. Look at the whole word. “Six” and “seven” both start with s but they are different numbers.
Key words. A numeral is a number written with digits, like 7. A number word is its name, like seven.
Method. Say the number out loud, then write its name in words.
- Say the number. Listen to how it sounds.9
- Find its name on the number list. Every number has one name.9 = nine
- Write the word, one letter at a time. The word has 4 letters.nine
Check. Count out 9 things and say “nine” at the end. ✓
Watch out. Look at the whole word. “Six” and “seven” both start with s but they are different numbers.
Method. Read the number word, then find it on the number list.
- Read the word. Read the whole word, not just the first letters.“two”
- Find the word on the number list. Each word matches exactly one number.two = 2
- Write the numeral. A numeral is the number written with digits.2
Check. Count 2 things. The last number you say is 2. ✓
Watch out. Check the spelling of the word before you write the numeral.
Method. Read the number word, then find it on the number list.
- Read the word. Read the whole word, not just the first letters.“four”
- Find the word on the number list. Each word matches exactly one number.four = 4
- Write the numeral. A numeral is the number written with digits.4
Check. Count 4 things. The last number you say is 4. ✓
Watch out. Check the spelling of the word before you write the numeral.
Method. Read the number word, then find it on the number list.
- Read the word. Read the whole word, not just the first letters.“seven”
- Find the word on the number list. Each word matches exactly one number.seven = 7
- Write the numeral. A numeral is the number written with digits.7
Check. Count 7 things. The last number you say is 7. ✓
Watch out. Check the spelling of the word before you write the numeral.
Method. Read the number word, then find it on the number list.
- Read the word. Read the whole word, not just the first letters.“ten”
- Find the word on the number list. Each word matches exactly one number.ten = 10
- Write the numeral. A numeral is the number written with digits.10
Check. Count 10 things. The last number you say is 10. ✓
Watch out. Check the spelling of the word before you write the numeral.
Key words. A numeral is a number written with digits, like 7. A number word is its name, like seven.
Method. Say the number out loud, then write its name in words.
- Say the number. Listen to how it sounds.10
- Find its name on the number list. Every number has one name.10 = ten
- Write the word, one letter at a time. The word has 3 letters.ten
Check. Count out 10 things and say “ten” at the end. ✓
Watch out. Look at the whole word. “Six” and “seven” both start with s but they are different numbers.
Key words. To count is to say one number for each thing, in order: 1, 2, 3, and so on.
Method. Say one number for each one, and touch each one only once. The last number you say is how many there are.
- Count each one and say its number. Each one gets one number. Do not miss one and do not count one twice.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Look at the last number you said. The last number tells us how many there are altogether.The last number is 10.
- Write the answer. There are 10 fingers.
Check. Count again from the other side. You get 10 again. ✓
Watch out. Move each one to one side as you count it, so you do not lose your place.
Key words. A numeral is a number written with digits, like 7. A number word is its name, like seven.
Method. Say the number out loud, then write its name in words.
- Say the number. Listen to how it sounds.8
- Find its name on the number list. Every number has one name.8 = eight
- Write the word, one letter at a time. The word has 5 letters.eight
Check. Count out 8 things and say “eight” at the end. ✓
Watch out. Look at the whole word. “Six” and “seven” both start with s but they are different numbers.
Method. Read the number word, then find it on the number list.
- Read the word. Read the whole word, not just the first letters.“six”
- Find the word on the number list. Each word matches exactly one number.six = 6
- Write the numeral. A numeral is the number written with digits.6
Check. Count 6 things. The last number you say is 6. ✓
Watch out. Check the spelling of the word before you write the numeral.
Method. Write each word as its numeral, one at a time.
- Read each word. Look at the whole word.nine, zero, one, eight, five
- Write each numeral. Use the number list to find each one.nine = 9, zero = 0, one = 1, eight = 8, five = 5
- Write the list in order. 9, 0, 1, 8, 5
Check. Read the numerals back: 9, 0, 1, 8, 5. They match the words. ✓
Watch out. Zero is written as 0. It is a number, not the letter O.
Method. Count the cubes, then write the number as a word.
- Count the cubes. Touch each one once.1, 2, 3
- Find the number word. Three is written as the word three.3 = three
- Write the answer. three
Check. Count out 3 things and say “three” at the end. ✓
Watch out. Look at the whole word: t-h-r-e-e.
Method. Find the two numbers that are the same. Then find the one that is different.
- Look at 2 and “two”. The numeral 2 and the word two both mean the number 2.2 = two
- Look at 7. 7 is a different number from 2.7 is not 2
- Write the odd one out. 7
Check. Count two things, then seven things. Two is the same as 2, but seven is not. ✓
Watch out. The numeral and the word can name the same number.
Method. Find the word for each spelling, and check it has the right letters.
- Look at “fiv”. The number is spelled with a v at the end.fiv is not right
- Write the word correctly. The number five ends in e.five = 5
- Look at “nien”. The number nine has the letters n, i, n and e.nien is not right
- Write the word correctly. Nine is spelled n-i-n-e.five, nine
Check. Say five and nine out loud. You should hear the right words. ✓
Watch out. Read the whole word and check every letter.
Method. Find the number one more than four, then write it as a word.
- Start at four. We are looking for the number after four.four
- Count on one. One more than four is the next number.four + 1 = 5
- Write the word. five
Check. Count on from four: four, five. ✓
Watch out. One more is the next number.
Method. Read the number word, then find it on the number list.
- Read the word. Read the whole word, not just the first letters.“nine”
- Find the word on the number list. Each word matches exactly one number.nine = 9
- Write the numeral. A numeral is the number written with digits.9
Check. Count 9 things. The last number you say is 9. ✓
Watch out. Check the spelling of the word before you write the numeral.