English grammar
Numbers 11–20
Use numbers from eleven to twenty.
From the scene Eleven, twelve, twenty
In short
Eleven and twelve are special; thirteen to nineteen end in -teen. Don't mix twelve with two.
- 11 · 12 eleven · twelve
- 13 · 14 thirteen · fourteen
- 15 fifteen
- 16 – 19 sixteen … nineteen
- 20 twenty
Your turn
Which one goes with 13 · 14?
Options: eleven · twelve · fifteen · thirteen · fourteen
Show answer
13 · 14 → thirteen · fourteen
How it works
Eleven and twelve are special words; thirteen to nineteen end in -teen: thirteen, fourteen, fifteen. Twenty is twenty.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Eleven? I want (blank).
Clue: 12
Options: twelve · two
Show answer
Eleven? I want twelve.
¿Once? Quiero doce.
11 · 12 eleven · twelve
13 · 14 thirteen · fourteen
Your turn
What goes with thirteen · fourteen?
Options: 13 · 14 · 11 · 12 · 15
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thirteen · fourteen → 13 · 14
15 fifteen
Nuria
Do you have fifteen tomatoes?
¿Tienes quince tomates?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Do you have (blank) tomatoes?
Options: eleven · twelve · thirteen · fourteen · fifteen
Show answer
Nuria
Do you have fifteen tomatoes?
¿Tienes quince tomates?
16 – 19 sixteen … nineteen
Your turn
What goes with sixteen … nineteen?
Options: 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 16 – 19
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sixteen … nineteen → 16 – 19
20 twenty
Tomás
That's twenty euros in total.
Son veinte euros en total.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
That's (blank) euros in total.
Options: twenty · eleven · twelve · thirteen · fourteen
Show answer
Tomás
That's twenty euros in total.
Son veinte euros en total.
Watch out
Twelve (12) is not two (2), and fifteen (15) is not five (5).
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
And (blank) apples?
Clue: 13
Options: thirteen · three
Show answer
And thirteen apples?
¿Y trece manzanas?
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| 11 · 12 | eleven · twelve |
|---|---|
| 13 · 14 | thirteen · fourteen |
| 15 | fifteen |
| 16 – 19 | sixteen … nineteen |
| 20 | twenty |
More lines from the story
- NuriaEleven? I want twelve.¿Once? Quiero doce.
- NuriaAnd thirteen apples?¿Y trece manzanas?
- TomásOkay... fifteen euros. And eleven oranges, not twelve.Bueno... quince euros. Y once naranjas, no doce.
- TomásOranges! I have eleven oranges.¡Naranjas! Tengo once naranjas.