Skill: Recognize numerals to 20

A numeral is a written symbol for a number. To recognize a numeral, look at its digits and connect it to its number word and quantity.

Example

Which numeral shows fourteen?

1. Say the number word: fourteen.
2. Count forward from $10$:
   $10, 11, 12, 13, \boxed{14}$
3. Look at the numeral’s digits. In $14$:
   • The $1$ means one ten.
   • The $4$ means four ones.
4. So $14$ means one group of ten and four more:
   $10 + 4 = 14$.
5. The numeral for fourteen is $14$.

You can check by placing it on a number line:

$$13 \quad \boxed{14} \quad 15$$

So, $14$ is the written numeral for fourteen.