Numbers and Time

Numbers and Time

Word List

Word Definition Example
hundred /ˈhʌn.drəd/the number 100 (ten tens)Ten tens make one hundred.
thousand /ˈθaʊ.zənd/the number 1,000 (ten hundreds)Ten hundreds make one thousand.
quarter /ˈkwɔː.tər/one of four equal parts; 15 minutesIt's quarter past three — 3:15.
half /hɑːf/one of two equal parts; 30 minutesIt's half past six — 6:30.
midnight /ˈmɪd.naɪt/12 o'clock at nightAt 12 o'clock at night — midnight — the new year starts.
noon /nuːn/12 o'clock in the middle of the dayWe have lunch at 12 o'clock in the day — at noon.
Monday /ˈmʌn.deɪ/the day after SundayAfter Sunday comes Monday, the first school day of the week.
January /ˈdʒæn.ju.ər.i/the first month of the yearThe new year starts on the 1st of January.
weekend /ˌwiːkˈend/Saturday and SundaySaturday and Sunday are the weekend.
o'clock /əˈklɒk/used after a number to say an exact hourIt's three o'clock — 3:00 exactly.

Numbers and Time — Practice

Which word is it?

  1. The number 100 (ten tens):  
  2. The number 1,000 (ten hundreds):  
  3. One of four equal parts; 15 minutes:  
  4. One of two equal parts; 30 minutes:  
  5. 12 o'clock at night:  
  6. 12 o'clock in the middle of the day:  
  7. The day after Sunday:  
  8. The first month of the year:  
  9. Saturday and Sunday:  
  10. Used after a number to say an exact hour:  

Complete the sentences

  1. Ten hundreds make one  .
  2. At 12 o'clock at night —   — the new year starts.
  3. The new year starts on the 1st of  .
  4. Ten tens make one  .
  5. It's   past six — 6:30.
  6. After Sunday comes  , the first school day of the week.
  7. It's three   — 3:00 exactly.
  8. It's   past three — 3:15.
  9. We have lunch at 12 o'clock in the day — at  .
  10. Saturday and Sunday are the  .

Numbers and Time — Answer Key

Which word is it?

  1. hundred
  2. thousand
  3. quarter
  4. half
  5. midnight
  6. noon
  7. Monday
  8. January
  9. weekend
  10. o'clock

Complete the sentences

  1. thousand
  2. midnight
  3. January
  4. hundred
  5. half
  6. Monday
  7. o'clock
  8. quarter
  9. noon
  10. weekend