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The document discusses how large numbers are written out in American English. It uses commas to separate thousands, millions, etc. and hyphens to separate tens and ones places. Examples are provided writing out numbers to billions, with the corresponding word form. The document concludes with an exercise asking the reader to practice saying large numbers out loud.

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Large Numbers

The document discusses how large numbers are written out in American English. It uses commas to separate thousands, millions, etc. and hyphens to separate tens and ones places. Examples are provided writing out numbers to billions, with the corresponding word form. The document concludes with an exercise asking the reader to practice saying large numbers out loud.

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LARGE NUMBERS

We don't normally write numbers with words, but it's possible


to do this--and of course this will show how we say the numbers.
In writing large numbers, American English uses a comma ( , )
to separate thousands, millions, etc. American English also uses
a hyphen ( - ) to separate "tens" words (twenty, fifty, etc.) and
"ones" words (one, three, six, etc.)
Examples:
Group 1
written
1,011

said
one thousand eleven

21,011

twenty-one thousand eleven

721,011

seven hundred twenty-one


thousand eleven

Group 2
written
1,256,721

said
one million two hundred fifty-six
thousand seven hundred twenty-one

31,256,721

thirty-one million two hundred


fifty-six thousand seven hundred
twenty-one

631,256,721

six hundred thirty-one million


two hundred fifty-six thousand
seven hundred twenty-one

Group 3
written
1,492,638,526

said
one billion four hundred ninety-two
million six hundred thirty-eight
thousand five hundred twenty-six

LARGE NUMBERS

41,492,638,526

forty-one billion four hundred


ninety-two million six hundred
thirty-eight thousand five hundred
twenty-six

941,492,638,526

nine hundred forty-one billion


four hundred ninety-two million
six hundred thirty-eight thousand
five hundred twenty-six

Naming large numbers exercise

Practise reading these numbers out loud:


Suggested Answers

4,567 four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven


342 three hundred and forty-two
98,745 ninety-eight thousand, seven hundred and forty-five
120,005 one hundred and twenty thousand and five
5,000 five thousand, or five k, g or grand
34,230 thirty four thousand, two hundred and thirty
873,120 eight hundred and seventy three thousand, one hundred and
twenty
10,043 ten thousand and forty three
7,340,200 seven million, three hundred and forty thousand, two hundred
5,500 five thousand, five hundred or fifty-five hundred
24 two dozen
4,567,090 four million, five hundred and sixty seven thousand and
ninety
67,000 sixty seven thousand, sixty seven k, grand or g
92,000,031 ninety two million and thirty one

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