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Numbers Exercises For Swahili Grammar

Active learning with English grammar exercises 

Numbers in Swahili language, or Kiswahili, follow a certain grammatical pattern much like any other language. Ranging from zero (sifuri) to countless numbers, each possesses its unique nominative form. A basic understanding of these numbers is crucial not only for counting, arithmetic, and defining quantities but also serves as an integral part of various everyday conversations such as telling time, dates, age, and even prices in markets.

Exercise 1: Filling the Blanks with Correct Numbers in Swahili.

1. Nina *mbili* (two) vitabu.
2. Nimekula *saba* (seven) embe.
3. Ana *tatu* (three) ndugu.
4. Chumba changu ni namba *nne* (four).
5. Leo ni tarehe *kumi* (ten).
6. Umri wangu ni *moja* (one).
7. Nina *sita* (six) mifuko ya sukari.
8. Ninaenda shule saa *kumi na moja* (eleven).
9. Jana nilisoma kwa saa *tisa* (nine).
10. Katika meza yangu kuna *tano* (five) penseli.
11. Siku ya *nne* (four) ya wiki ni Alhamisi.
12. Ilikuwa saa *mbili* (two) asubuhi nilipoondoka.
13. Rafiki yangu ana *tatu* (three) watoto.
14. Aliuza *sita* (six) ndizi kwenye soko.
15. Nina *saba* (seven) kalamu mpya.

Exercise 2: Translate and Fill the Blanks with Correct English Numbers into Swahili.

1. Mimi ni wa *mwaka wa kwanza* (first) katika chuo kikuu.
2. Ninakaa nyumbani *siku ya pili* (second).
3. Ali ni *mtoto wa tatu* (third) katika familia yake.
4. *Siku ya nne* (fourth) nimechoka sana.
5. Mfuko wa *tano* (fifth) mkononi mwako una pete.
6. Alipokua *kumi* (ten) alipoteza kalamu yake.
7. Timu yake ilishinda katika raundi ya *kumi na mbili* (twelfth).
8. Alikuwa *kumi na tatu* (thirteen) wakati alipoanza kazi.
9. Binti wa *kumi na nne* (fourteen) atapata zawadi.
10. Walifika hostel za *ishirini* (twenty) jioni.
11. Pata *thelathini* (thirty) na ultrayais katika hospitali.
12. Hapa kuna miaka *arobaini* (forty) ya picha za familia.
13. Wazazi wake wana *hamsini* (fifty) wakati wa harusi yao.
14. Alinunua nguo kwa *sabini* (seventy) shilingi tu.
15. Kuna *mia moja* (hundred) ya vitu kwenye orodha yangu ya ununuzi.

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