Difficult numbers

Question 1

How do you say this number?

90,000

Answer 1

ninety thousand

Question 2

How do you say this number?

1,000,000

Answer 2

one million

Or: A million

Question 3

How do you say this number?

800,000

Answer 3

eight hundred thousand

Question 4

How do you say this number?

2,500,000

Answer 4

two million five hundred thousand

or two hand a half million

Question 5

How do you say this number?

3,456,789

Answer 5

three million four hundred fifty-six thousand seven hundred eighty-nine

Question 6

How do you say this number?

5,903

Answer 6

five thousand nine hundred three

Question 7

How do you say this number?

10,678

Answer 7

ten thousand six hundred seventy-eight

Question 8

How do you say this number?

7,654,321

Answer 8

seven million six hundred fifty-four thousand three hundred twenty-one

Question 9

How do you say this number?

3000

Answer 9

three thousand

Question 10

How do you say this number?

4,000,000,000

Answer 10

four billion

Question 11

How do you say this number?

500

Answer 11

five hundred

Question 12

How do you say this number?

10,000

Answer 12

ten thousand

Question 13

How do you say this number?

$45.67

Answer 13

forty-five dollars and sixty-seven cents
or
forty-five sixty-seven

Use and before cents.

Question 14

How do you say this number?

$1,234.56

Answer 14

one thousand two hundred thirty-four dollars and fifty-six cents

Use and before cents.

Question 15

How do you say this number?

£1,000,000

Answer 15

one million pounds

Question 16

How do you say this number?

$0.01

Answer 16

one cent

Use cent or cents for amounts under a dollar.

Question 17

How do you say this number?

$100.00

Answer 17

one hundred dollars

Question 18

How do you say this number?

£12.34

Answer 18

twelve pounds and thirty-four pence

Use and before pence.

Question 19

How do you say this number?

$20.00

Answer 19

twenty dollars

Question 20

How do you say this number?

$5.00

Answer 20

five dollars

Question 21

How do you say this number?

£0.50

Answer 21

fifty pence

Use pence for amounts under a pound.

Question 22

How do you say this number?

$0.99

Answer 22

ninety-nine cents

Use cents for amounts under a dollar.

Question 23

How do you say this number?

3:45 PM

Answer 23

three forty-five p.m.
or
quarter to four

Use to for minutes past 30.

Question 24

How do you say this number?

12:59 AM

Answer 24

twelve fifty-nine a.m.

Say minutes one digit at a time.

Question 25

# How do you say this number? 4:20

Answer 25

four twenty or twenty past four ## Footnote Use **past** for minutes up to 30.

Question 26

# How do you say this number? 11:11

Answer 26

eleven eleven or eleven minutes past eleven ## Footnote Say minutes one digit at a time.

Question 27

# How do you say this number? 2:30

Answer 27

two thirty or half past two ## Footnote Use **half past** for 30 minutes.

Question 28

# How do you say this number? 4:00 AM

Answer 28

four a.m. or four o'clock a.m. ## Footnote Use **o'clock** for exact hours.

Question 29

# How do you say this number? 12:00

Answer 29

twelve o'clock ## Footnote Use **o'clock** for exact hours.

Question 30

# How do you say this number? 6:15

Answer 30

six fifteen or quarter past six ## Footnote Use **quarter past** for 15 minutes.

Question 31

# How do you say this number? 8:45

Answer 31

eight forty-five or quarter to nine ## Footnote Use **quarter to** for 45 minutes.

Question 32

# How do you say this number? 10:30 PM

Answer 32

ten thirty p.m. or half past ten ## Footnote Use **half past** for 30 minutes.

Question 33

# How do you say this number? 9:40

Answer 33

nine forty or twenty to ten ## Footnote Use **to** for minutes past 30.

Question 34

# How do you say this number? 7:15

Answer 34

seven fifteen or quarter past seven ## Footnote Use **quarter past** for 15 minutes.

Question 35

# How do you say this number? 5:30

Answer 35

five thirty or half past five ## Footnote Use **half past** for 30 minutes.

Question 36

# How do you say this number? 1:00 PM

Answer 36

one p.m. or one o'clock p.m. ## Footnote Use **o'clock** for exact hours.

Question 37

# How do you say this number? 6:00

Answer 37

six o'clock ## Footnote Use **o'clock** for exact hours.

Question 38

# How do you say this number? 7:45

Answer 38

seven forty-five or quarter to eight ## Footnote Use **quarter to** for 45 minutes past an hour

Question 39

# How do you say this number? 11:30 AM

Answer 39

eleven thirty a.m. or half past eleven ## Footnote Use **half past** for 30 minutes.

Question 40

# How do you say this number? 5:15

Answer 40

five fifteen or quarter past five ## Footnote Use **quarter past** for 15 minutes.

Question 41

# How do you say this number? 1776 | (year)

Answer 41

seventeen seventy-six ## Footnote Say this as two two-digit numbers (17 & 76).

Question 42

# How do you say this number? 2001 | (year)

Answer 42

two thousand one

Question 43

# How do you say this number? 2025 | (year)

Answer 43

twenty twenty-five

Question 44

# How do you say this number? 1066 | (year)

Answer 44

ten sixty-six ## Footnote Say this as two two-digit numbers (10 & 66).

Question 45

# How do you say this number? 1999 | (year)

Answer 45

nineteen ninety-nine ## Footnote Say this as two two-digit numbers (19 & 99).

Question 46

# How do you say this number? 2010 | (year)

Answer 46

two thousand ten or twenty ten

Question 47

# How do you say this number? 1945 | (year)

Answer 47

nineteen forty-five ## Footnote Say this as two two-digit numbers (19 & 45).

Question 48

# How do you say this number? 2000 | (year)

Answer 48

two thousand

Question 49

# How do you say this number? 2050 | (year)

Answer 49

twenty fifty

Question 50

# How do you say this number? 2026 | (year)

Answer 50

twenty twenty six

Question 51

# How do you say this number? 1/2

Answer 51

one half

Question 52

# How do you say this number? 3/4

Answer 52

three quarters ## Footnote Use **quarters** for fourths.

Question 53

# How do you say this number? 5/8

Answer 53

five eighths ## Footnote Don't forget the **s** in the denominator.

Question 54

# How do you say this number? 1/3

Answer 54

one third ## Footnote Use "third" for thirds.

Question 55

# How do you say this number? 0.75

Answer 55

zero point seven five or point seven five ## Footnote Use **point** for decimals.

Question 56

# How do you say this number? 0.5

Answer 56

zero point five or point five ## Footnote Use **point** for decimals.

Question 57

# How do you say this number? 10.5

Answer 57

ten point five

Question 58

# How do you say this number? 2.25

Answer 58

two point two five ## Footnote Say each digit after the decimal point individually. (e.g. *two point two five*, not *two point twenty five*

Question 59

# How do you say this number? 99.01%

Answer 59

ninety-nine point zero one percent ## Footnote Use **point** for decimals.

Question 60

# How do you say this number? 25%

Answer 60

twenty-five percent

Question 61

# How do you say this number? 50%

Answer 61

fifty percent ## Footnote Say the number then "percent".

Question 62

# How do you say this number? 21st

Answer 62

twenty-first

Question 63

# How do you say this number? 100th

Answer 63

one hundredth

Question 64

# How do you say this number? 1,000,000th

Answer 64

one millionth

Question 65

# How do you say this number? 1st

Answer 65

first

Question 66

# How do you say this number? 2nd

Answer 66

second

Question 67

# How do you say this number? 6'2"

Answer 67

six foot two or six feet two inches ## Footnote Use **foot** singular for informal speech.

Question 68

# How do you say this number? 5'10"

Answer 68

five foot ten or five feet ten inches ## Footnote Use **foot** singular for informal speech.

Question 69

# How do you say this number? 150 lbs

Answer 69

one hundred fifty pounds

Question 70

# How do you say this number? 16 oz

Answer 70

sixteen ounces

Question 71

# How do you say this number? 1 gal

Answer 71

one gallon

Question 72

# How do you say this number? 2 pt

Answer 72

two pints

Question 73

# How do you say this number? 3 yd

Answer 73

three yards

Question 74

# How do you say this number? 55 mph

Answer 74

fifty-five miles per hour

Question 75

# How do you say this number? 98.6°F

Answer 75

ninety-eight point six degrees Fahrenheit ## Footnote Use **point** for decimals.

Question 76

# How do you say this number? 20 lbs

Answer 76

twenty pounds

Question 77

# How do you say this number? 220 lb

Answer 77

two hundred twenty pounds

Question 78

# How do you say this number? 1 mi

Answer 78

one mile ## Footnote Say number then unit.

Question 79

# How do you say this number? 3 qt

Answer 79

three quarts ## Footnote Say number then unit.

Question 80

# How do you say this number? 4 tbsp ## Footnote (used for precise measurements in baking and cooking)

Answer 80

four tablespoons ## Footnote Say number then unit.

Question 81

# How do you say this number? 5 tsp ## Footnote (used for precise measurements in baking and cooking)

Answer 81

five teaspoons ## Footnote Say number then unit.

Question 82

# How do you say this number? 6 ac ## Footnote (Used to measure the size of land, especially large properties)

Answer 82

six acres ## Footnote Say number then unit.

Question 83

# How do you say this number? 7 ton ## Footnote (Used to measure very heavy things)

Answer 83

seven tons

Question 84

# How do you say this number? 8 oz (weight)

Answer 84

eight ounces

Question 85

# How do you say this number? 9 in

Answer 85

nine inches

Question 86

# How do you say this number? 60 mph

Answer 86

sixty miles per hour

Question 87

# How do you say this number? 1.75 m

Answer 87

one point seven five meters or one meter seventy-five centimeters ## Footnote Use **point** for decimals.

Question 88

# How do you say this number? 70 kg

Answer 88

seventy kilograms

Question 89

# How do you say this number? 100 km

Answer 89

one hundred kilometers

Question 90

# How do you say this number? 60 km/h

Answer 90

sixty kilometers per hour

Question 91

# How do you say this number? 37°C

Answer 91

thirty-seven degrees Celsius

Question 92

# How do you say this number? 2 L

Answer 92

two liters

Question 93

# How do you say this number? 50 m²

Answer 93

fifty square meters

Question 94

# How do you say this number? 500 ml

Answer 94

five hundred milliliters

Question 95

# How do you say this number? 10 cm

Answer 95

ten centimeters

Question 96

# How do you say this number? 2.5 kg

Answer 96

two point five kilograms ## Footnote Use **point** for decimals.

Question 97

# How do you say this number? 1000 g

Answer 97

one thousand grams

Question 98

# How do you say this number? 20 km

Answer 98

twenty kilometers

Question 99

# How do you say this number? 15 m/s

Answer 99

fifteen meters per second

Question 100

# How do you say this number? 0°C

Answer 100

zero degrees Celsius

Question 101

# How do you say this number? 1.5 L

Answer 101

one point five liters ## Footnote Use **point** for decimals.

Question 102

# How do you say this number? 200 cm

Answer 102

two hundred centimeters

Question 103

# How do you say this number? 45 kg

Answer 103

forty-five kilograms

Question 104

# How do you say this number? 90 km/h

Answer 104

ninety kilometers per hour

Question 105

# How do you say this number? 100 m

Answer 105

one hundred meters

Question 106

# How do you say this number? 25°F

Answer 106

twenty-five degrees Fahrenheit

Question 107

# How do you say this number? 3 m³

Answer 107

three cubic meters

Question 108

# How do you say this number? December 25, 2025

Answer 108

December twenty-fifth, twenty twenty-five

Question 109

# How do you say this number? July 4, 1776

Answer 109

July fourth, seventeen seventy-six

Question 110

# How do you say this number? January 1, 2000

Answer 110

January first, two thousand

Question 111

# How do you say this number? March 15, 2024

Answer 111

March fifteenth, twenty twenty-four

Question 112

# How do you say this number? -10

Answer 112

minus ten ## Footnote Use **minus** for temperatures.

Question 113

# How do you say this number? -5°F

Answer 113

minus five degrees Fahrenheit or five degrees below zero Fahrenheit ## Footnote Use **minus** for temperatures.

Question 114

# How do you say this number? -20°C

Answer 114

minus twenty degrees Celsius ## Footnote Use **minus** for temperatures.

Question 115

# How do you say this number? 3-2 | (for the score of a game)

Answer 115

three to two ## Footnote Use **to** between scores.

Question 116

# How do you say this number? 21-19 | (for the score of a game)

Answer 116

twenty-one to nineteen ## Footnote Use **to** between scores.

Question 117

# How do you say this number? 4-1 | (for the score of a game)

Answer 117

four to one ## Footnote Use "to" between scores.

Question 118

# How do you say this number? 7-0 | (for the score of a game)

Answer 118

seven to zero ## Footnote Use "to" between scores.

Question 119

# How do you say this number? 98-95 | (for the score of a game)

Answer 119

ninety-eight to ninety-five ## Footnote Use "to" between scores.

Question 120

# How do you say this number? 2:1 | (for a ratio)

Answer 120

two to one ## Footnote Use **to** for ratios.

Question 121

# How do you say this number? 1:10 | (for a ratio)

Answer 121

one to ten ## Footnote Use "to" for ratios.

Question 122

# How do you say this number? 5:4 | (for a ratio)

Answer 122

five to four ## Footnote Use "to" for ratios.

Question 123

# How do you say this number? 1990s

Answer 123

the nineties

Question 124

# How do you say this number? 1980s

Answer 124

the eighties

Question 125

# How do you say this number? 2000s

Answer 125

the two thousands

Question 126

# How do you say this number? 21st century

Answer 126

the twenty-first century ## Footnote Use ordinal for century.

Question 127

# What's a shorter way to say this? He's **between 30 and 39 years old**.

Answer 127

He's **in his 30s**.

Question 128

# What's a shorter way to say this? She's **between 71 and 73 years old**.

Answer 128

She's **in her early 70s**.

Question 129

# What's a shorter way to say this? He's **between 17 and 19 years old**.

Answer 129

He's **in his late teens**.

Question 130

# How do you say this number? Web 2.O

Answer 130

Web two point oh ## Footnote Use **point oh** for .0.

Question 131

# How do you say this number? 24/7

Answer 131

twenty-four seven ## Footnote This is an informal way to say **24 hours a day, 7 days a week.**

Question 132

# What's a shorter way to say this? at approximately 5:00

Answer 132

at 5ish ## Footnote Add "ish" to a number as a very informal way of making an approximation.

Question 133

# What's a shorter way to say this? He's about 30 years old.

Answer 133

He's 30ish. ## Footnote Add "ish" to a number as a very informal way of making an approximation.

Question 134

# What's a shorter way to say this? approximately a dozen

Answer 134

a dozen-ish ## Footnote Add "ish" to a number as a very informal way of making an approximation.

Question 135

# What's a shorter way to say this? approximately 20 guests

Answer 135

20ish guests ## Footnote Add "ish" to a number as a very informal way of making an approximation.