How to write and say the date Flashcards
If you want to write the date in British English, which of the following is the correct order?
1 Month Day Year
2 Year Day Month
3 Month Year Day
4 Day Year Month
5 Year Month Day
6 Day Month Year
6 Day Month Year
There are 6 ways to write the date in words using British English, from informal to formal. List them using the year of 2019, the month of September and the day of the month as 6.
6 Sept
6 September
6 September 2019
6th September 2019
the 6th of September 2019
the 6th of September, 2019
Out of the following, which form of writing the date would be used in very formal letters or legal documents?
the 6th of September 2019
Or
the 6th of September, 2019
How do you write the date in words if you want to add the day of the week? Use the year 2020, the month as April, the day of the month as 13 and the day of the week as Saturday. There are 2 answers.
Saturday, 13th April 2020
Or
Saturday the 13th April, 2020
How do you write the date in numbers for British English?
Use the year of 2019, the month of September and the day of the month as 6.
(8possible answers)
6/9/19
6.9.19
6-9-19
06/09/2019
06.09.2019
06-09-2019
6-Sept-2019
6Sept2019 (N.B. I’ve never seen it like this)
How do you say 30/3/1993?
The thirtieth of March, nineteen ninety-three
How do you say 21/9/1833?
The twenty-first September, eighteen thirty-three
How do you say 12/2/2023
The twelfth of February, twenty twenty-three
How do you say 31/8/1701?
The thirty-first of August, seventeen and one (or seventeen ‘oh’ one)
How do you say 1100?
eleven hundred
How do you say 1309?
thirteen hundred and nine or thirteen ‘oh’ nine
How do you say 1678?
Sixteen hundred and seventy-eight
or
sixteen seventy-eight
