Number: |
You say: |
0.5 |
zero point five |
1.5 |
one point five |
1.51 |
one point five one |
1.05 |
one point zero five |
½ hour |
half an hour |
1 ½ hours |
one and a half hours |
"zero/oh"
Note that we never say “oh†for “zero†in computer science
decimal point
After the decimal point, we say each digit separately. For example, 0.12 = “zero point one two†NOT “zero point twelveâ€
Choose the correct way to say each of the numbers below:
1) 2.5
.
2) 3.142
.
3) 0.14
.
4) ½ million
.
5) 2 ½ million
.
6) 3.05
.
7) 2.051
.
8) 0.05
.
9) 2 ½ thousand
.
10) 15 ½ hours
.