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Step-by-step Maths Level 1 · Counting to 10 · Lesson 1.2

Step-by-step Maths Level 1: Numerals and number words, 0 to 10

Part of the Step-by-step Maths Level 1 counting to 10 chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page

1.2

Numerals and number words, 0 to 10

Level 1
Read and write the numerals 0 to 10

A numeral is a number written with digits, like 7.

A number word is its name, like seven. We say it out loud.

Look at the numeral. Say its name. Then write it the same way.

NumeralWord
0zero
1one
2two
3three
4four
5five
6six
7seven
8eight
9nine
10ten
The numbers 0 to 10 as numerals and as words.

Key ideas

  • A numeral is written with digits, like 7.
  • A number word is the name, like seven.
  • Zero is written 0 and means none.
  • Say the number out loud before you write it.
Worked example 1.2.1
Write the number 7 as a word.

Method. Say the number and find its name.

  1. Look at the numeral. Find the number you need to name.
    7
  2. Say the number name. Each numeral has one number name.
    seven
  3. Write the answer.
    seven

Check. Count to 7 out loud and check you end on seven.

Watch out. Spell the number name carefully. Count the letters you can hear.

Worked example 1.2.2
Write the word “four” as a numeral.

Method. Find the numeral for the number name.

  1. Say the number name. Listen to the word slowly.
    four
  2. Find the number that matches. four is the number 4.
    four = 4
  3. Write the numeral.
    4

Check. Count to 4 and stop on 4.

Watch out. Read the whole number name, not just the first part.

Worked example 1.2.3
Write the number 10 as a word.

Method. Say the number and find its name.

  1. Look at the numeral. Find the number you need to name.
    10
  2. Say the number name. Each numeral has one number name.
    ten
  3. Write the answer.
    ten

Check. Count to 10 out loud and check you end on ten.

Watch out. Spell the number name carefully. Count the letters you can hear.

Watch out

Watch out. Check the numeral 6 and 9. They can look alike when written, so look at the curl at the bottom. Zero is the numeral 0, not the letter O.

Exam tip

Grown-up tip. Say the number aloud, then write it on paper. Ask your child to write the numeral and the word side by side. Check spelling with the table above.

Exercise 1B  Numerals and number words

Non-calculator
1
FWrite the number 3 as a word.
2
FWrite “two” as a numeral.
3
FWrite the number 5 as a word.
4
FWrite “two” as a numeral.
5
FWrite the number 6 as a word.
6
FWrite “seven” as a numeral.
7
FWrite the number 0 as a word.
8
FWrite “six” as a numeral.
9
FWrite the number 0 as a word.
10
FWrite “one” as a numeral.
11
FWrite the number 4 as a word.
12
FWrite “six” as a numeral.
13
FWrite the number 3 as a word.
14
PSWrite “four” as a numeral.
15
PSWrite the number 4 as a word.
16
PSWrite “two” as a numeral.

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