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Numbers and dates Exercises

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Numbers and dates · A1. Use the situation to distinguish these meanings: twelve = the number 12; twenty = the number 20; thirty = the number 30; forty = the number 40.

Practise Numbers and dates in short situations. Read the clue, choose or write a form, then check the reason. The level is an editorial guide. Explore 12 study cards and 24 contextual questions, including fresh review and transfer situations.

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twelve

the number 12

The number 12.

In a sentence

We need twelve candles for the birthday cake.

We need twelve candles for the birthday cake.

Useful combinations
twelve monthstwelve o’clock

Word forms & family

twelfth (ordinal)

Similar meanings & paraphrases

a dozen

These match this sense. Word families can change meaning; near meanings are not always interchangeable.

Use “twelve” for the number 12. Compare “twenty” (the number 20); these are different meanings.

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twelve · twenty · thirty · forty

Use the situation to distinguish these meanings: twelve = the number 12; twenty = the number 20; thirty = the number 30; forty = the number 40.

There are ten pens plus two more: twelve pens.

first · second · third · fourth

Use the situation to distinguish these meanings: first = in position number one; second = in position number two; third = in position number three; fourth = in position number four.

The runner who finishes before everyone else comes first.

Monday · January · December · Friday

Use the situation to distinguish these meanings: Monday = the day between Sunday and Tuesday; January = the month that begins the calendar year; December = the twelfth month of the year; Friday = the day between Thursday and Saturday.

The day after Sunday is Monday.

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There are ten pens plus two more: ___ pens.

Choose the option that completes the gap in this situation.

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Step 1 · Warm-up

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Step 2 · Build the skill

twelve · twenty · thirty · forty

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Use the situation to distinguish these meanings: twelve = the number 12; twenty = the number 20; thirty = the number 30; forty = the number 40.

There are ten pens plus two more: twelve pens.
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Step 3 · Build the skill

first · second · third · fourth

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Use the situation to distinguish these meanings: first = in position number one; second = in position number two; third = in position number three; fourth = in position number four.

The runner who finishes before everyone else comes first.
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Step 4 · Build the skill

Monday · January · December · Friday

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Use the situation to distinguish these meanings: Monday = the day between Sunday and Tuesday; January = the month that begins the calendar year; December = the twelfth month of the year; Friday = the day between Thursday and Saturday.

The day after Sunday is Monday.
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New contexts

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Step 6 · A fresh challenge

A fresh challenge

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Numbers and dates

A1
twelve

twelve

the number 12

first

first

in position number one

Monday

Monday

the day between Sunday and Tuesday

twenty

twenty

the number 20

second

second

in position number two

January

January

the month that begins the calendar year

thirty

thirty

the number 30

forty

forty

the number 40

third

third

in position number three

December

December

the twelfth month of the year

fourth

fourth

in position number four

Friday

Friday

the day between Thursday and Saturday

Questions & answers

Opening an answer records help for that question.

D01 · Warm-up

There are ten pens plus two more: ___ pens.

Choose the option that completes the gap in this situation.

  1. twenty
  2. thirty
  3. forty
  4. twelve
Answer & explanation
twelve

Look at “ten pens plus two”. Here we need “The number 12”: “twelve”. Count the total. Do not confuse twelve with twenty. Completed sentence: “There are ten pens plus two more: twelve pens.”.

D02 · Warm-up

The runner who finishes before everyone else comes ___.

Choose the option that completes the gap in this situation.

  1. second
  2. third
  3. fourth
  4. first
Answer & explanation
first

Look at “before everyone else”. Here we need “In position number one”: “first”. Your place is one more than the number of people ahead of you. Completed sentence: “The runner who finishes before everyone else comes first.”.

D03 · Warm-up

The day after Sunday is ___.

Choose the option that completes the gap in this situation.

  1. Monday
  2. Wednesday
  3. Tuesday
  4. Friday
Answer & explanation
Monday

Look at “after Sunday”. Here we need “The day between Sunday and Tuesday”: “Monday”. Use the fixed order of the days or months stated. Completed sentence: “The day after Sunday is Monday.”.

P01 · Build the skill

Ten plus ten equals ___.

Choose the option that completes the gap in this situation.

  1. forty
  2. twelve
  3. twenty
  4. thirty
Answer & explanation
twenty

Look at “Ten plus ten”. Here we need “The number 20”: “twenty”. Count the total. Do not confuse twelve with twenty. Completed sentence: “Ten plus ten equals twenty.”.

P02 · Build the skill

I finish after the winner but before everyone else. I come ___.

Choose the option that completes the gap in this situation.

  1. second
  2. first
  3. third
  4. fourth
Answer & explanation
second

Look at “after the winner”. Here we need “In position number two”: “second”. Your place is one more than the number of people ahead of you. Completed sentence: “I finish after the winner but before everyone else. I come second.”.

P03 · Build the skill

The first month of the year is ___.

Choose the option that completes the gap in this situation.

  1. June
  2. March
  3. January
  4. December
Answer & explanation
January

Look at “first month”. Here we need “The month that begins the calendar year”: “January”. Use the fixed order of the days or months stated. Completed sentence: “The first month of the year is January.”.

P04 · Build the skill

Three groups of ten make ___.

Choose the option that completes the gap in this situation.

  1. twenty
  2. twelve
  3. forty
  4. thirty
Answer & explanation
thirty

Look at “Three groups of ten”. Here we need “The number 30”: “thirty”. Count the total. Do not confuse twelve with twenty. Completed sentence: “Three groups of ten make thirty.”.

R01 · New contexts

Four groups of ten make ___.

Choose the option that completes the gap in this situation.

  1. forty
  2. twelve
  3. thirty
  4. twenty
Answer & explanation
forty

Look at “Four groups of ten”. Here we need “The number 40”: “forty”. Count the total. Do not confuse twelve with twenty. Completed sentence: “Four groups of ten make forty.”.

R02 · New contexts

Two people finish ahead of me. I come ___.

Choose the option that completes the gap in this situation.

  1. second
  2. fourth
  3. first
  4. third
Answer & explanation
third

Look at “Two people finish ahead”. Here we need “In position number three in a sequence”: “third”. Your place is one more than the number of people ahead of you. Completed sentence: “Two people finish ahead of me. I come third.”.

R03 · New contexts

The final month of the year is ___.

Choose the option that completes the gap in this situation.

  1. January
  2. December
  3. June
  4. March
Answer & explanation
December

Look at “final month”. Here we need “The twelfth and last month of the year”: “December”. Use the fixed order of the days or months stated. Completed sentence: “The final month of the year is December.”.

X01 · A fresh challenge

Three people finish ahead of me. I come ___.

Choose the option that completes the gap in this situation.

  1. second
  2. fourth
  3. first
  4. third
Answer & explanation
fourth

Look at “Three people finish ahead”. Here we need “In position number four in a sequence”: “fourth”. Your place is one more than the number of people ahead of you. Completed sentence: “Three people finish ahead of me. I come fourth.”.

X02 · A fresh challenge

The day between Thursday and Saturday is ___.

Choose the option that completes the gap in this situation.

  1. Tuesday
  2. Friday
  3. Wednesday
  4. Monday
Answer & explanation
Friday

Look at “Thursday and Saturday”. Here we need “The day of the week after Thursday and before Saturday”: “Friday”. Use the fixed order of the days or months stated. Completed sentence: “The day between Thursday and Saturday is Friday.”.

R04 · New contexts

There are 12 eggs in this box. In words, there are ___ eggs.

Choose the option that completes the gap in this situation.

  1. thirty
  2. twelve
  3. forty
  4. twenty
Answer & explanation
twelve

Look at “12 eggs”. Here we need “The number 12”: “twelve”. Count the total. Do not confuse twelve with twenty. Completed sentence: “There are 12 eggs in this box. In words, there are twelve eggs.”.

R05 · New contexts

In the race, Sara finishes before everyone else. She is ___.

Choose the option that completes the gap in this situation.

  1. third
  2. fourth
  3. second
  4. first
Answer & explanation
first

Look at “before everyone else”. Here we need “In position number one”: “first”. Your place is one more than the number of people ahead of you. Completed sentence: “In the race, Sara finishes before everyone else. She is first.”.

R06 · New contexts

The day immediately after Sunday is ___.

Choose the option that completes the gap in this situation.

  1. Friday
  2. Monday
  3. Tuesday
  4. Wednesday
Answer & explanation
Monday

Look at “after Sunday”. Here we need “The day between Sunday and Tuesday”: “Monday”. Use the fixed order of the days or months stated. Completed sentence: “The day immediately after Sunday is Monday.”.

R07 · New contexts

Ten plus ten is ___.

Choose the option that completes the gap in this situation.

  1. twenty
  2. twelve
  3. forty
  4. thirty
Answer & explanation
twenty

Look at “Ten plus ten”. Here we need “The number 20”: “twenty”. Count the total. Do not confuse twelve with twenty. Completed sentence: “Ten plus ten is twenty.”.

R08 · New contexts

I finish after the winner but before the third runner. I am ___.

Choose the option that completes the gap in this situation.

  1. fourth
  2. first
  3. third
  4. second
Answer & explanation
second

Look at “before the third runner”. Here we need “In position number two”: “second”. Your place is one more than the number of people ahead of you. Completed sentence: “I finish after the winner but before the third runner. I am second.”.

R09 · New contexts

New Year’s Day is on the first of ___.

Choose the option that completes the gap in this situation.

  1. June
  2. December
  3. January
  4. March
Answer & explanation
January

Look at “New Year’s Day”. Here we need “The month that begins the calendar year”: “January”. Use the fixed order of the days or months stated. Completed sentence: “New Year’s Day is on the first of January.”.

X03 · A fresh challenge

Ten plus twenty is ___.

Choose the option that completes the gap in this situation.

  1. thirty
  2. twenty
  3. forty
  4. twelve
Answer & explanation
thirty

Look at “Ten plus twenty”. Here we need “The number 30”: “thirty”. Count the total. Do not confuse twelve with twenty. Completed sentence: “Ten plus twenty is thirty.”.

X04 · A fresh challenge

Twenty plus twenty is ___.

Choose the option that completes the gap in this situation.

  1. thirty
  2. twenty
  3. forty
  4. twelve
Answer & explanation
forty

Look at “Twenty plus twenty”. Here we need “The number 40”: “forty”. Count the total. Do not confuse twelve with twenty. Completed sentence: “Twenty plus twenty is forty.”.

X05 · A fresh challenge

Only two people finish the race before me. I finish ___.

Choose the option that completes the gap in this situation.

  1. first
  2. second
  3. fourth
  4. third
Answer & explanation
third

Look at “Only two people”. Here we need “In position number three in a sequence”: “third”. Your place is one more than the number of people ahead of you. Completed sentence: “Only two people finish the race before me. I finish third.”.

X06 · A fresh challenge

The last month of the year is ___.

Choose the option that completes the gap in this situation.

  1. June
  2. December
  3. March
  4. January
Answer & explanation
December

Look at “last month”. Here we need “The twelfth and last month of the year”: “December”. Use the fixed order of the days or months stated. Completed sentence: “The last month of the year is December.”.

X07 · A fresh challenge

Three runners finish before me, and I finish next. I am ___.

Choose the option that completes the gap in this situation.

  1. second
  2. fourth
  3. third
  4. first
Answer & explanation
fourth

Look at “Three runners finish before me”. Here we need “In position number four in a sequence”: “fourth”. Your place is one more than the number of people ahead of you. Completed sentence: “Three runners finish before me, and I finish next. I am fourth.”.

X08 · A fresh challenge

The day immediately after Thursday is ___.

Choose the option that completes the gap in this situation.

  1. Monday
  2. Friday
  3. Tuesday
  4. Wednesday
Answer & explanation
Friday

Look at “after Thursday”. Here we need “The day of the week after Thursday and before Saturday”: “Friday”. Use the fixed order of the days or months stated. Completed sentence: “The day immediately after Thursday is Friday.”.

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