Key mathematics vocabulary Comparing ordering place value and
Key mathematics vocabulary Comparing, ordering, place value and rounding – reception to year 6
• This document is based on the NNS Vocabulary booklet • This is not an exhaustive list, please edit as appropriate for your setting • You may also find this online bilingual mathematics glossary of terms by WJEC useful
Comparing and ordering - reception the same number as as many as more, larger, bigger, greater (comparing 2 items/ amounts) fewer, smaller, less (comparing 2 items/ amounts) most, biggest, largest, greatest (comparing >2 items/ amounts) fewest, smallest, least (comparing >2 items/ amounts) one more, ten more one less, ten less compare order size first, second, third…tenth last but one before after next between
Place value and ordering – year 1 units ones tens exchange digit ‘teens’ number the same number as as many as equal to more, larger, bigger, greater (comparing 2 items/ amounts) fewer, smaller, less (comparing 2 items/ amounts) most, biggest, largest, fewest, smallest, least greatest (comparing >2 items/ amounts) one more, ten more one less, ten less compare order size first, second, third. . . tenth, eleventh. . . twentieth last but one before after next between half-way between
Place value and ordering – year 2 units ones tens hundreds exchange digit ‘teens’ number the same number as as many as equal to one, two or three digit number more, larger, bigger, greater (comparing 2 items/ amounts) fewer, smaller, less most, biggest, (comparing 2 largest, greatest items/ amounts) (comparing >2 items/ amounts) fewest, smallest, least (comparing >2 items/ amounts) one more, ten more one less, ten less place (value) compare order size stands for / represents first, second, third. . . tenth, . . . twentieth , twenty first last but one before after next between half-way between
Place value and ordering – year 3 units ones tens hundreds exchange digit ‘teens’ number the same number as as many as equal to one, two or three digit number more, larger, bigger, greater (comparing 2 items/ amounts) fewer, smaller, less most, biggest, (comparing 2 largest, greatest items/ amounts) (comparing >2 items/ amounts) fewest, smallest, least (comparing >2 items/ amounts) one more, ten more, one hundred more one less, ten less, one hundred less place (value) compare order size stands for / represents first, second, third. . . tenth, . . . twentieth , twenty first last but one before after next between half-way between
Place value, ordering and rounding (i)– year 4 units ones tens hundreds thousands, ten thousands hundred thousands million digit ‘teens’ number the same number as as many as equal to one, two, three or numeral four digit number more, larger, bigger, greater (comparing 2 items/ amounts) fewer, smaller, less (comparing 2 items/ amounts) most, biggest, largest, greatest (comparing >2 items/ amounts) fewest, smallest, least (comparing >2 items/ amounts) exchange one more, ten more, one hundred more, one thousand more one less, ten less, one hundred less place (value) compare order size stands for / represents first. . . tenth. . . twentieth last but one
Place value, ordering and rounding (ii)– year 4 before after next between half way between guess how many estimate nearly roughly close to about the same as approximate, approximately just over just under exactly too many too few enough not enough round (up or down) nearest round to the nearest ten / hundred integer, positive, negative above/below zero minus
units Place value, ordering and rounding (i)– year 5 ones tens hundreds thousands, ten thousands hundred thousands million digit ‘teens’ number the same number as as many as equal to one, two, three or numeral four digit number > more, larger, bigger, greater (comparing 2 items/ amounts) < fewer, smaller, less (comparing 2 items/ amounts) most, biggest, largest, greatest (comparing >2 items/ amounts) fewest, smallest, least (comparing >2 items/ amounts) ≥, greater than or equal to ≤, less than or equal to compare place (value) ascending / descending order exchange one more / less ten more / less, one hundred more / less one thousand more / less order size stands for / represents first. . . tenth. . . twentieth last but one
Place value, ordering and rounding (ii)– year 5 before after next between half way between guess how many estimate nearly roughly close to about the same as approximate, approximately ≈ is approximately equal to just over just under exactly too many too few enough not enough round (up or down) nearest round to the nearest ten round to the nearest hundred round to the positive nearest thousand negative above below zero minus integer
units Place value, ordering and rounding (i)– year 6 ones tens hundreds thousands, ten thousands hundred thousands million digit ‘teens’ number the same number as as many as equal to one, two, three or numeral four digit number > more, larger, bigger, greater (comparing 2 items/ amounts) < fewer, smaller, less (comparing 2 items/ amounts) most, biggest, largest, greatest (comparing >2 items/ amounts) fewest, smallest, least (comparing >2 items/ amounts) ≥, greater than or equal to ≤, less than or equal to compare place (value) ascending / descending order exchange one more / less ten more / less, one hundred more / less one thousand more / less order size stands for / represents first. . . tenth. . . twentieth last but one
Place value, ordering and rounding (ii)– year 6 before after next between half-way between guess how many estimate nearly roughly close to about the same as approximate, approximately ≈ is approximately equal to just over just under exactly too many too few enough not enough round (up or down) nearest round to the nearest ten round to the nearest hundred round to the positive nearest thousand negative above below zero minus integer
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