Cardinal Numbers
Quiz
Choose the correct word to answer the questions.
Which word do we generally use in British English to refer to '0', eg in phone numbers?
- oh
- zero
- null
- nil
Which word do we generally use in American English to refer to '0', eg in phone numbers?
- zero
- oh
- nil
- nothing
Which word do we generally use in both British and American English to refer to '0' when speaking about temperatures?
- zero
- oh
- nothing
- nil
Which word was (and sometimes still is) frequently used as '0' in informal British English?
- nought
- zero
- nil
- love
Which word was (and sometimes still is) frequently used as '0' in informal American English?
- naught
- nought
- nil
- love
Which word is commonly used as '0' in maths?
- zero
- nought
- nil
- love
Which word is commonly used as '0' in spoken English, especially in sports (eg football and hockey)?
- nil
- zero
- oh
- love
Which word is commonly used as '0' in tennis and similar games?
- love
- zero
- nil
- oh
Which word is sometimes used as '0' in spoken English?
- zero
- oh
- nil
- nothing
What's the American spelling of 'nought'?
- night
- naught
- neught
- newght