Writing numbers and words for money

Handling Money

Module 7

How to do the assessment activity:

It may be useful to refer to another resource called Learning About Money
Banking Skills, and Spending Plans in which learners are required to write
numbers and words etc. when developing money handling skills.
You will need:
Activity 7.A
pencils
Assessment form on
this page.

1. Give each learner Assessment Activity 7.A and a pencil. Ask them to
follow the instructions and complete it.

Writing numbers and words for moneyassessment form

Skill

Can do well

Write the words for the following numbers:

4
Answers: (four)
15
(fifteen)
31
(thirty one)
58
(fifty eight)
79
(seventy nine)
Write the numbers for the following:
Six
Answers: (6)
Eleven
(11)
Thirty-two
(32)
Forty
(40)
Sixty-nine
(69)

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developed by:
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Manitoba Association of
Home Economists
Winnipeg Branch
Box 1961
Winnipeg, MB
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Email:
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Write the words for the following amounts:

Answers:
$5.13 (five dollars and thirteen cents)
$17.40 (seventeen dollars and forty cents)
$33.62 (thirty three dollars and sixty two
cents)

Write the numbers for the following amounts:

Twenty-one dollars and fifty cents
Answer: ($21.50)
Ninety seven dollars and eighteen cents
Answer: ($97.18)
Ask the learner to fill in the blank cheque on
the Activity sheet with the following information:
Current date, payable to the ABC
Company for the amount of $23.89 and
sign it in the space provided.

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Is the learner ready to go on?

Yes if they completed the assessment activity with less than
two mistakes.
No if not, then use the following activities to help the learner
grasp this concept.

Activity 1: Matching numbers and words

You will need:
Flash card set for
numbers and words
from 1$2.00 OR
Use a purchased set
of Money Match Me
cards by TREND
enterprises, Inc.
(See Introduction for
more details.)

How to do the activity:

1.

Give the learner eight cards eacha set of numbered cards and a set
of matching word cards. Ask the learner to match them up.

2.

Continue to give sets of eight cards, until the learner can match a set
correctly.

3.

For further practice give the learner Activity 7.1a and Activity 7.1b
for additional practice.
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Activity 2: Printing words for money

You will need:
Activity 7.2
pencils

How to do the activity:

1.

Give learners Activity 7.2 and do the activity for writing words for
money.
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Activity 3: Number word puzzle

You will need:
Activity 7.3
pencils

How to do the activity:

1.

Give learners Activity 7.3 to complete. The answers can be found at

the bottom of the Activity sheet.
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Activity 4: Everyday tasks

How to do the activity:
1.

Discuss with the learners how they need to use the skills of
writing numbers and money in their daily lives. For example, do
they need to write a cheque to pay their rent? Do they need to
track their expenses using a Transaction Record book or sorting
out their income and expenses?
If these are skills that are needed then refer to the Learning
About Money series called Banking Skills and also the series on
Spending Plans for additional learning activities.
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This resource is for educational use and may be duplicated for individual or group learning.
Funding has been provided by the National Literacy Secretariat,
Human Resources Development Canada

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Activity 7.A

Write the words for each of the following numbers:

4

____________________________________

15

____________________________________

31

____________________________________

58

____________________________________

79

____________________________________

Write the numbers for the following words:

six

______

eleven

______

thirty-two

______

forty

______

sixty-two

______

Write the words for each of the following amounts:

$ 5.13

____________________________________

$17.40

____________________________________

$33.62

____________________________________

Write the numbers for each of the following amounts:

twenty-one dollars and fifty cents

__________

ninety-seven dollars and eighteen cents

__________

Fill in the cheque as directed.

Cheque #

DATE ______________
PAY TO ____________________________________ $ _________
___________________

______ /100 DOLLARS

Bank
______________________________________
MEMO _______________

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Activity 7.1a

Draw a line to match the correct word and number.

Example:

three

six

ten

one

five

seven

10

two

eight

nine

four

2
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Activity 7.1b

Draw a line to match the correct word and number.

Example:

forty-five

53

seventy-one

87

fifty-three

62

thirty-six

15

fifteen

71

eighty-seven

94

twenty-five

36

sixty-two

45

ninety-four

25

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Activity 7.2

Print the words beside the amounts given below.

Example:

$ 1.00

one dollar

$ 2.00
$ 5.25
$ 7.50
$ 11.00
$ 32.70
$ 44.67
$100.00
$257.30
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Activity 7.3

Fill in the puzzle with the words for the numbers.

Example: 4 is written four
1.

Down:
1.

13

2.

69

3.

15

4.

50

5.

24

6.

7.

56

8.

2.
3.

4.

9.

10.

5.

6.
7.

Across:
11.

9.

8.

71

10. 19
13.

11. 82
12. 60
13. 40
12.

Across: 9. seventyone, 10. nineteen, 11. eightyone, 12. sixty 13. forty
Answers: Down 1. thirteen, 2. sixtynine, 3. fifteen, 4. fifty 5. twentyone 6. two 7. fiftysix 8. three

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