Write numbers from words

~10 min

Match the words thousand, hundred, tens, and ones to digits.

Identifying Place Value Names

4,205
4 thousands
2 hundreds
0 tens
5 ones

Numbers up to 10,000 have four places: thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones. Each word in a number name tells you which place the digit belongs to.

💡 Always look for the word 'thousand' to know where your four-digit number begins.