Number Names Matching Worksheet for Class 1

Number Names Matching Worksheet for Class 1

A number can be written using digits or words. For example, 8 is written as eight, and 24 is written as twenty-four. Both forms represent the same value. Learning to connect them helps children read maths questions and communicate numbers clearly.

Use this number names matching worksheet for Class 1 to practise connecting numerals with their written names. The explanations and additional activities below support reading number words, recognising their spellings and converting between words and figures. Choose examples that match your child’s current learning level.

What Are Number Names?

A number name is the word form of a number. The numeral 12 and the word twelve name the same quantity. Writing a number in words changes how it is represented, but does not change its value.

How to Match Numbers with Their Names

Read the numeral aloud first. Then read the available number names and find the word form that represents the same number. Draw a clear line between the matching pair, or write the correct option if that is what the instructions require.

For example, if the numeral is 16 and the choices are six, sixteen and sixty, choose sixteen. Look carefully at the entire word instead of matching only its first few letters.

Check each completed pair by reading both sides aloud. Avoid choosing an answer just because it appears directly opposite the numeral. Matching activities often place the word choices in a different order.

Recognising Number Words and Their Spellings

Start with familiar number names and practise a few at a time. Say the number, look at its written name, cover the word and try writing it. Uncover it to check the spelling together.

Pay particular attention to words such as eight, eleven, twelve and fifteen. When introducing tens, remember that 40 is spelled forty. The correct spelling does not include the letter u from four.

Separate recognising a word from spelling it independently. A child may correctly match twelve with 12 while still needing support to write twelve. Use matching practice first, then gradually introduce writing without a word bank.

Understanding Teen Numbers and Tens

Pairs such as thirteen and thirty can look and sound similar, but they represent different values. Thirteen is 13: one ten and three ones. Thirty is 30: three tens and zero ones.

Use tens bundles and individual counters to show the difference. Once children recognise the tens words, combine them with ones: twenty and four make twenty-four, written as 24. Standard written forms use a hyphen in compound number names from twenty-one to ninety-nine.

Extra Number Names Matching Practice

Match each numeral with the correct letter from the word bank. These are additional online practice questions, separate from the downloadable worksheet.

1. 3 matches ___.
2. 8 matches ___.
3. 12 matches ___.
4. 5 matches ___.
5. 20 matches ___.
6. 15 matches ___.

Write Numbers in Words and Words in Figures

After matching, practise the connection in both directions. Write the word form for a numeral, then write the numeral for a number name. Use the final two questions as an extension when your child is ready.

1. Write 7 in words.
2. Write 14 in words.
3. Write eighteen in figures.
4. Write nineteen in figures.
5. Write 24 in words.
6. Write thirty-two in figures.

Make Number and Word Cards

Prepare a small set of numeral cards and matching number-name cards. Mix the word cards and ask your child to pair them with the numerals. Read each pair together, then reverse the task by showing a word card and asking for its numeral. Increase the number of pairs gradually rather than presenting a large set at once.

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