The teen numbers, those between thirteen and nineteen, are often confused with the multiples of ten: thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty and ninety. This lesson is for practice in hearing the differences in the following pairs of numbers: 13-30, 14-40, 15-50, 16-60, 17-70, 18-80, 19-90. It is important to listen to the last part of each word.
Listen carefully. Be ready to write. Draw a circle around the correct number.
1. The student from New York bought 15 new books last week.
2. My uncle George lives at 30 King's Road.
3. Mr. Johnson was 14 minutes late for his lecture.
4. It took 16 hours to finish his work.
5. Mary finished the test in 70 minutes.
6. My friend Alan lost 19 pounds on the first day of class.
7. I paid 80 pounds for that coat.
8. He lives at 5062 Green Street, York.
9. Her address is 1340 Farm Street, Brighton.
10. We bought 40 CDs last month.