Вопрос школьника
Write the numerals. Then listen, repeat and check your answers.
21 — twenty-one 21st — twenty-first
Ответ от учителя
To write the numerals for 21, we simply write the digits 2 and 1 next to each other.
However, when we want to express 21 as a word, we say «twenty-one.» This is because in English, we have a special way of expressing numbers between 20 and 99. Instead of saying «twenty-two,» «twenty-three,» etc., we say «twenty» followed by the digit for the units place, such as «one,» «two,» «three,» etc.
When we want to express 21 as an ordinal number (i.e. indicating its position in a sequence), we add the suffix «-st» to the end of the word. Therefore, 21st is pronounced «twenty-first.»
To check our answers, we can listen to the correct pronunciation of these words and repeat them ourselves. This helps us to ensure that we are pronouncing the words correctly and using the correct stress and intonation.
