9 ways to say “0”



9 ways to say “0”

Complete these sentences with the words below, all of which mean “0”.

ZERO OH LOVE NIL NOUGHT

NO NOTHING NOBODY NONE

1. Valencia lost three ____ NIL//NOTHING ______to Real Madrid in the 2000 European cup final.

2. 3, 2, 1, ____ ZERO ______ we have lift-off!

3. Simon got ___NOUGHT_______ out of ten in his exam!

4. Brad got ____ZERO______ out of ten in his exam.

5. Venus Williams won the first set six ___LOVE_______.

6. The code for central London is ___OH_______ two ___OH_______ seven.

7. There’s _____NO_____ beer left. And there’s _____NOTHING_____ to eat.

8. __NOBODY________ brought any food or drinks to the party.

9. Where have all the cakes gone? I can’t believe there are ___NONE_______ left.

10. ___NONE_______ of us know where she went.

zero population growth

zero inflation

nought point nought seven: 0.07

nought out of ten

O one four one : 0141

Nil  Liverpool won five nil Nothing(AmE)

OTHER NAMES FOR OTHER NUMBERS

Zero is not the only number with more than one name. Match these expressions with the numbers they are associated with.

single solo decade twin trio

a dozen four score tandem duo duet

quartet couple a baker’s dozen trilogy duel

lone treble quadruplets tripod solitary

a gross a grand brace pair octet

a century triplet half a dozen a score

6 half a dozen 8 octet 4 quartet

1 solitary, single, solo,lone 144 a gross 3 triplet,trio, trilogy, treble, tripod

20 a score 1000 a grand 13 a baker’s dozen

10 decade 2 twin , couple, a duet, a pair, tandem, a brace 80 four score

100 a century

Now find words that describe these things

1. a hundred years

2. two people who are going out together

3. two babies born at the same time to one mother

4. something you can put a camera on

5. a bicycle that two people ride together

6. another way to say £1,000

7. a series of three books that are related

8. a fight between two people

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