Word names for numbers

Key Notes :

🧠 Key Concepts

Crores	Lakhs	Thousands	Hundreds	Tens	Ones
10,00,00,000	1,00,00,000	10,000	1,000	100	10, 1

Reading Rules:

• Start from the left (highest place value).
• Group digits according to the Indian number system.
• Insert commas appropriately (Ex: 56,43,210).
• Add word form for each group.

Common Word Number Patterns:

• 1 to 20 (basic words: one, two, …, twenty)
• Tens: thirty, forty, fifty, …, ninety
• Combine tens and ones with a hyphen (e.g., twenty-one)

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✍️ Examples

Number	Word Name
6	Six
23	Twenty-three
105	One hundred five
1,245	One thousand two hundred forty-five
65,000	Sixty-five thousand
7,43,210	Seven lakh forty-three thousand two hundred ten
1,00,00,000	One crore

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✅ Steps to Write Word Names for Numbers

• Break the number into periods using commas.
• Read each period separately with its place value.
• Write the words from left to right.

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📝 Practice Time

Write the word names for the following numbers:

1. 4,000
2. 12,345
3. 98,76,543
4. 5,00,000
5. 9,01,020

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📢 Tips to Remember

• Don’t use ‘and’ between numbers (correct: one hundred five ✖ one hundred and five).
• Use hyphens for compound numbers from 21–99 (e.g., forty-eight).
• Always follow the Indian Numbering System (lakhs/crores) unless specified otherwise.

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