ACTIVITY SHEET

EPISODE 16: LISTENING FOR NUMBERS

Practise and consolidate your learning about numbers and shapes by completing our
activities. Remember to refer to the Study Notes for this episode if you need help.
The answers for all activities are on pages 3 and 4.
ACTIVITY 1

Write the following figures in words.

1.

98 F

2.

2.2 ft wide by 7.65 ft deep x 1.5 ft high

3.

16ml

4.

12 in x 3 in

5.

60 t

6.

1.2 m long x 10mm thick

7.

37 C

8.

25 yd2

9.

8 cm in diameter and 10 cm deep

10.

12 ha

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ACTIVITY 2
Match the shapes with a word from the box below.

triangle sphere star semi-circle heart

rectangle cube crescent square diamond

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.
10.

ACTIVITY 3
Fill in the correct words in the numbered spaces to complete the table.
Adjective
(1)
high
(5)
(7)
wide
(11)
(13)
(15)
weighty

Noun
(2)
(3)
depth
(8)
(9)
(12)
square
circle
(17)

Verb
to lengthen
(4)
(6)
to thicken
(10)
to cube
(14)
(16)
(18)

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ANSWERS ACTIVITY 1
1.

98 F
ninety eight degrees Fahrenheit

2.

2.2 ft wide by 7.65 ft deep x 1.5 ft high

two point two feet wide by seven point six five feet deep by one point five feet high

3.

16ml
sixteen millilitres OR sixteen millilitres

4.

12 in x 3 in
twelve inches by three inches

5.

60 t
sixty tonnes OR sixty tons

6.

1.2 m long x 10mm thick

one point two metres long by ten millimetres thick, one point two meters long by
ten millimeters thick

7.

37 C
thirty seven degrees Celsius OR thirty seven degrees Centigrade

8.

25 yd2
twenty five square yards

9.

8 cm in diameter and 10 cm deep

eight centimetres in diameter and ten centimetres deep OR eight centimetres in
diameter and ten centimeters deep

10.

12 ha
twelve hectares

ANSWERS ACTIVITY 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

diamond
sphere
star
semi-circle
triangle
crescent
heart
cube
rectangle
square

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ANSWERS ACTIVITY 3
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.

long
length
height
to heighten
deep
to deepen
thick
thickness
width
to widen
cubic, cubed
cube
square
to square
circular
to circle
weight
to weigh

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