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Typical Mistakes with English Numbers- Error Correction Task

A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS

Common ways of mispronouncing numbers review, including L1 interference and sounds which are difficult to say and put together.

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Typical Mistakes with English Numbers- Error Correction Task
Find one mistake in each line of the three sections below. All have exactly one mistake (of
many different kinds).

Part One: Typical mistakes writing English numbers

1.000.000

1,0000

1,25

92th

thirty five parcent

thirtith

2015/10/25

25 kms

24:00:00

This meeting lasts for two-hours.

a four day week

Part Two: Typical mistakes with numbers in phrases and sentences

What percent of people might buy this product?

A large amount of people already have it.

We need a large number of cheese.

a three-days weekend

two million of people

most of people

They won three against nil.

in the midnight

exact twelve o’clock

a twenty-four-hours clock

He finished in six place in the race.

Part Three: Typical mistakes pronouncing English numbers

Large numbers

twenty hundred

ten thousands

seven millions

two billions

three point seven trillions

million and million of parcels

a few hundreds

a thousand seven hundred

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half million

one million and seven hundred thousand

one thousand and two hundred twenty three

one point seven thousand

one point two hundred

one point two three four five six seven million

Times

thirteen o’clock

half to seven

half past nineteen

half past twelve o’clock

a quarter past six p.m.

seven zero nine p.m.

four past five in the afternoon

six past seven

Dates

the two of December

in the early seventy (= 1970 – 1973)

the twenty century

(in the year) one thousand nine hundred and seventy one

two thousand and fifteen year

Fractions

one and a half week

half a weeks

half hour

one and two third

seventy-three twenty-fifths

Decimals

nought point five litre

nought point oh thirty three

oh point nought four percent

nought point double oh seven

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Frequency

once every three month

once per a week

once a two weeks

Others

My telephone number is twenty seven thirty three forty seven

Part Four: Consonant clusters in numbers word building pronunciation practice

Pronounce the numbers below in the order given, making sure that you keep the same
number of syllables each time. Don’t say the extra words in brackets for now.

(half a) week/ (two) weeks

(a) million/ (millions and) millions

twenty second (place)/ twenty seconds (left)

(decimal) point/ (decimal) points

first (of all)/ (two world) firsts

fifth (place)/ (two) fifths

(a) month/ (three) months

(the) third/ (two) thirds

ten (cars)/ tenth (out of ten)/ (three) tenths

(a) hundred/ hundredth (in a list of three hundred)/ (seven) hundredths

(one) thousand/ (a) thousandth/ (five) thousandths

six (items on today’s agenda)/ (the) sixth (of December)/ (four) sixths

Do the same, but also pronouncing the words in brackets.

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Answers
If there are two or more answers (divided by “OR”), the first is the most common and/ or
most useful.

Part One: Typical mistakes writing English numbers

1,000,000

10,000

1.25

92nd

thirty five percent

thirtieth

25/10/2015 OR 10/25/2015

25 km

00:00:00

This meeting lasts for two hours.

a four-day week

Part Two: Typical mistakes with numbers in phrases and sentences

What percentage of people might buy this product?

A large number of people already have it.

We need a large amount of cheese.

a three-day weekend

two million people

most people OR most of those people OR most of the people (depending on what you
mean)

They won three nil.

in the middle of the night OR at midnight (depending on what you mean)

exactly twelve o’clock

a twenty-four-hour clock

He finished in sixth place in the race.

Part Three: Typical mistakes pronouncing English numbers

Large numbers

two thousand

ten thousand

seven million

two billion

three point seven trillion

millions and millions of parcels

a few hundred

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one thousand seven hundred

half a million

one million seven hundred thousand

one thousand two hundred (and) twenty three

one thousand seven hundred

one hundred and twenty

one million two hundred (and) thirty four thousand five hundred (and) sixty seven

Times

one p.m. OR one o’clock in the afternoon OR thirteen hundred hours

half past six

seven thirty p.m. OR half past seven in the evening OR nineteen thirty

half past twelve

a quarter past six in the evening OR six fifteen p.m.

seven oh nine p.m.

four minutes past five in the afternoon

six minutes past seven

Dates

the second of December OR December second

in the early seventies (= 1970 – 1973)

the twentieth century

(in the year) nineteen and seventy one

(in the year) two thousand and fifteen OR (in the year) twenty fifteen

Fractions

one and a half weeks

half a week

half an hour OR a half hour

one and two thirds

seventy three over twenty five

Decimals

nought point five litres OR zero point five litres

nought point oh three three OR zero point zero three three

nought point oh four percent OR zero point zero four percent

nought point oh oh seven OR zero point zero zero seven

Frequency

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once every three months

once a week OR once per week

once every two weeks

Others

My telephone number is two seven three three four seven

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