Numbers in English: 1 to 100 (with Examples and Pronunciation)

Quick Answer

The English numbers from 1 to 100 are easy once you know the pattern. You learn 1 to 20, then count in tens (twenty, thirty, forty…). To say a number like 35, just say the ten + the unit: thirty-five.

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Numbers 1 to 10 — The First Ten

These are the first ten numbers in English. Learn these first. You use them every day — for your age, the time, prices, and counting things.

Number	Word	Sound	Example sentence
1	one	wuhn	I have one brother.
2	two	too	I have two eyes.
3	three	three	The cat has three kittens.
4	four	for	A car has four wheels.
5	five	fyv	I have five fingers on each hand.
6	six	siks	School starts at six in the morning.
7	seven	SEH-vuhn	There are seven days in a week.
8	eight	ayt	I sleep for eight hours.
9	nine	nyn	The shop opens at nine o’clock.
10	ten	tehn	I have ten fingers in total.

Read the words a few times out loud. The sound column gives you a simple way to say each word.

Numbers 11 to 20 — The Teens

Numbers 11 and 12 have their own special words. From 13 to 19, the numbers end in -teen. That is why we call them the “teens”.

Number	Word	Sound	Example sentence
11	eleven	ih-LEH-vuhn	I have eleven books.
12	twelve	twelv	There are twelve months in a year.
13	thirteen	thur-TEEN	My sister is thirteen years old.
14	fourteen	for-TEEN	I bought fourteen apples.
15	fifteen	fif-TEEN	The bus comes in fifteen minutes.
16	sixteen	siks-TEEN	You can drive at sixteen in some places.
17	seventeen	seh-vuhn-TEEN	My brother is seventeen.
18	eighteen	ay-TEEN	You can vote at eighteen.
19	nineteen	nyn-TEEN	She is nineteen and at university.
20	twenty	TWEN-tee	The class has twenty students.

Notice how the stress (the strong sound) for 13 to 19 falls on the -teen ending: thir-TEEN. That is important — it helps people know you mean 13, not 30!

Numbers 20 to 100 — The Tens

From 20 to 100, you count by tens. Each ten ends in -ty. Once you know these eight words, you can say any big number.

Number	Word	Sound	Example sentence
20	twenty	TWEN-tee	I am twenty years old.
30	thirty	THUR-tee	The shirt costs thirty dollars.
40	forty	FOR-tee	My father is forty.
50	fifty	FIF-tee	The film is fifty minutes long.
60	sixty	SIKS-tee	There are sixty seconds in a minute.
70	seventy	SEH-vuhn-tee	My grandmother is seventy.
80	eighty	AY-tee	The book has eighty pages.
90	ninety	NYN-tee	It is ninety degrees outside today.
100	one hundred	wuhn HUHN-druhd	The race is one hundred metres long.

Notice the spelling: forty has no “u” — even though “four” does. This is the most common spelling mistake in English numbers, even for native speakers!

How to Say Big Numbers (Like 35 or 67)

To say a number between two tens, just put the two parts together with a hyphen:

21 = twenty-one
35 = thirty-five
42 = forty-two
67 = sixty-seven
88 = eighty-eight
99 = ninety-nine

The pattern is the same every time: ten + unit. That’s it. If you know 1 to 20 and the tens, you can say every number from 1 to 99.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Even good students mix up these common mistakes. Watch out:

1. Thirteen vs. thirty

Wrong: She is thirty years old. (when you mean 13)

Right: She is thirteen years old. (age 13)

Tip: The “teens” (13–19) end in -teen. The “tens” (30, 40…) end in -ty. Stress the ending — say thir-TEEN for 13, but THUR-tee for 30.

2. Fourty vs. forty

Wrong: fourty

Right: forty (no “u”)

Tip: Even though “four” has a “u”, “forty” drops it. Just remember: forty has no u.

3. “A hundred” or “one hundred”?

Both are correct. “a hundred” is more friendly and casual. “one hundred” is more formal and clearer when you give exact numbers.

Friendly: “There are a hundred people here.”
Formal: “The race is exactly one hundred metres.”

Quick Practice — Test Your Numbers

Five quick questions. Pick the right answer for each one. The quiz tells you if you are right and gives you a tip if you are wrong.

Keep Going — You Can Count in English Now

You just learned 100 numbers. That is a lot for one lesson! With these numbers you can give your age, tell the time, talk about prices, and count things.

What about the days of the week? There are only seven, and some come from the names of old gods and planets. Curious?

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