Numbers ESL Worksheets, Flashcards and Lessons
141 worksheets, 12 lessons and 5 vocabulary decks · Daily life
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Numbers worksheets
141 printable worksheets with answer keys; the 24 most used, easiest level first.
Numbers lessons
12 ready lessons for the four skills: teach on the board, set online or print.
Numbers vocabulary
5 word decks with meanings, examples and pronunciation: flip, quiz, print as flashcards or play as a game.
Warm-ups and fillers
Quick Fun Corner activities on the same theme: no preparation.
- Filler · KidsDraw a turkey with no feathers on the board. A child says a number and a color: “Three, red!” Draw three red feathers while everyone counts aloud. The next child adds more: “Two, yellow!” Stop at twenty, then count all the feathers together.
About Numbers
Numbers are everywhere in English: ages, prices, phone numbers, dates, times and statistics. Learners who can understand them quickly when spoken are far more confident in real situations, so numbers deserve regular practice beyond a single early lesson.
Kids and A1 learners count from 1 to 20 and then to 100, with How many...? and plural nouns. A2 adds ordinals (first, second, third), prices, dates and phone numbers. B1 and B2 learners handle large numbers, decimals, fractions and percentages, and describe statistics and trends. C1 materials look at interpreting data. Pronunciation matters throughout, especially the stress difference between thirteen and thirty.
On this page you will find dozens of printable worksheets as well as lessons and flashcard decks on numbers.
Teaching tips: Numbers
- Drill the stress contrast in pairs such as thirTEEN and THIRty with a quick listen-and-point game.
- Play bingo or "buzz" (say buzz instead of any multiple of three) to make counting practice fast and fun.
- Dictate phone numbers and prices for learners to write down, as listening to numbers is harder than saying them.
- Point out that British English says "and" in large numbers (three hundred and twenty) where American English often leaves it out, and show how the comma and period are used in figures.
Questions teachers ask
Which numbers do young learners need for Cambridge Starters?
Starters covers numbers 1 to 20. Movers extends to 100 and adds ordinals from 1st to 20th, and Flyers goes up to 1,000 with ordinals to 100th.
Why do learners confuse thirteen and thirty?
The words sound similar and the difference is mainly stress: -teen numbers are usually stressed at the end and -ty numbers at the start. Short discrimination drills help a lot.
How do I teach numbers to toddlers?
Use counting songs, fingers, objects and picture flashcards; the Kids materials here work without any reading.