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English grammar

Numbers 1–5

Count from one to five.

From the scene One, two, three

In short

Count one to five. For more than one thing, most words add -s or -es: two boxes.

  • 1 one
  • 2 two
  • 3 three
  • 4 four
  • 5 five
  • a label / more than one box one / two boxes

Your turn

Which one goes with 2?

Options: three · two · one

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2 → two

How it works

Count in order: one, two, three, four, five. Put the number after the word to name things in a row: box one, box two.

Good to know

For more than one, most words add -s or -es: one box, two boxes.

1 one

Nuria

One, two, three, four...

Uno, dos, tres, cuatro...

Your turn

What fills the gap?

(blank), two, three, four...

Options: Two boxes · One · Five

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Nuria

One, two, three, four...

Uno, dos, tres, cuatro...

2 two

Ramón

Box two.

Caja dos.

Your turn

What fills the gap?

Box (blank).

Options: one · three · two

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Ramón

Box two.

Caja dos.

3 three

Nuria

Box three.

Caja tres.

Your turn

What fills the gap?

Box (blank).

Options: two · three · one

Show answer

Nuria

Box three.

Caja tres.

4 four

Nuria

Five? No, no. Four.

¿Cinco? No, no. Cuatro.

Your turn

What fills the gap?

Five? No, no. (blank).

Options: Two · Four · One

Show answer

Nuria

Five? No, no. Four.

¿Cinco? No, no. Cuatro.

5 five

Ramón

Box five.

Caja cinco.

Your turn

What fills the gap?

Box (blank).

Options: five · one · two

Show answer

Ramón

Box five.

Caja cinco.

Practise it in the story

Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.

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Numbers 1–5
1one
2two
3three
4four
5five
a label / more than onebox one / two boxes
More lines from the story
  • NuriaHello, Ramón! Box one.¡Hola, Ramón! Caja uno.

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