🔢 MathGrade 2Lesson 2

Read and Write Numbers in Words

How to use: Download the PDF to print the worksheet. Then use this page to repeat activities and check answers.

Learning Objectives

1Read and write two-digit numbers in word form and read
2Write three-digit numbers in word form
3Use a hyphen correctly in compound numbers (e.g., forty-three)
4Skip the tens word when the tens digit is zero (e.g., nine hundred seven)

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Mini Lesson

Every number you can write with digits also has a name made of words — just like your name has letters!

Teen numbers (13-19)

These have a special "-teen" ending: thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen.
Example: 16 → sixteen.
Watch out! 11 = eleven and 12 = twelve — they don't follow the -teen pattern.

Tens and compound numbers (20-99)

Tens words: twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety.
Numbers that are not exact tens use a hyphen: forty-three, sixty-seven, ninety-one.
Even numbers like 50 or 80 are just the tens word alone: fifty, eighty.

Three-digit numbers (100-999)

Say the hundreds digit first: "three hundred," "seven hundred."
Then say the rest of the number normally: 315 → three hundred fifteen.
If the tens place is zero, skip it: 907 → nine hundred seven.

The number 247 split into hundreds, tens, and ones parts with their word names, forming "two hundred forty-seven."

907 broken into parts — nine hundred, zero tens (skipped with a red X), and seven — giving "nine hundred seven."

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Ask yourself: "Do I start with hundreds? Do I need a hyphen between tens and ones?"

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Guided Practice

Choose 3 items from the Trace menu and copy them neatly on paper. Then use the Tracing Pad to practice numbers and math marks.

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Tip: Say the number out loud first, then write it — hearing the word helps you spell it!

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Assessment

Parent / Teacher Checklist

Writes the correct word form of any two-digit number on the paper worksheet without prompting.Uses a hyphen correctly when writing compound numbers such as forty-three or seventy-eight.Writes the correct word form of a three-digit number, stating hundreds first and then the rest.Correctly skips the tens word when the tens digit is zero (e.g., writes "nine hundred seven," not "nine hundred zero seven").

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