English Vocabulary for Mathematical Symbols

Learn Mathematical Symbols in English

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This is a lesson to help you learn common mathematical symbols in English. There are eight learning methods for you to work through, including five different games and three different types of flashcard. At the end, there are three example sentences for each word.

Vocabulary Games for

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Table of Contents

Match-the-Pairs Game
Memory Game
Basic Flash Cards
Spell-the-Word Game
Multi-Choice Test
Learn with Hangman!
"Sentence" Flash Cards
"Missing Word" Flash Cards
Example Sentences

learn English words mathematical symbols

Match-the-Pairs Game

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Your mission is to match each picture with the correct word in as few a clicks as possible.
There are three pictures in each set, and there are sets to complete.
Click on your first square to start. Good luck!

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Memory Game

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Your mission is to pair pictures with their correct titles in as few a clicks as possible.
Click on a card to turn it. Next, try to find its partner by clicking on a second card. (If you fail to find a match with your second click, both cards will turn again.)
This is a memory game as well as a vocabulary-learning game.
Click on your first card to start. Good luck!

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Basic Flash Cards

Spell-the-Word Game

Spell the word represented by the picture.

Learn with Hangman!

Hangman is a classic word game. In this version, the hidden word is one of the words from the "maths symbols" category. Choose your first letter to start.

Guess the hidden word by choosing one letter at a time.
If you guess a letter in the hidden word, then all is good.
If you guess a letter that is not in the hidden word, then the hangman starts to build the gallows.
If the gallows are completed, you lose.
Good luck!

Create Your Own Version of This Game

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"Sentence" Flash Cards

Click on the box to see the word in a sentence.

"Missing Word" Flash Cards

Click on the box to see the missing word in a sentence.

Example Sentences

Here are 3 sentences for each of the following words from the "maths symbols" category:

plus, minus, equals, divide, multiply, greater than, less than, percentage, square root, pi

plus

The plus symbol (+) is used for addition.
Two plus two equals four.
She added five plus three.

minus

The minus symbol (-) is used for subtraction.
Seven minus four equals three.
He subtracted six minus two.

equals

The equals symbol (=) shows that two values are the same.
Three plus two equals five.
She said that ten equals five plus five.

divide

The divide symbol (÷) is used for division.
Eight divided by two equals four.
He learned to divide numbers in class.

multiply

The multiply symbol (×) is used for multiplication.
Five times two equals ten.
She likes to multiply numbers quickly.

greater than

The greater than symbol (>) shows one value is larger.
Seven is greater than three.
He knows five is greater than two.

less than

The less than symbol (<) shows one value is smaller.
Three is less than five.
She understands eight is less than ten.

percentage

The percentage symbol (%) represents a part of a whole.
She got a ninety percent on her test.
He calculated the percentage of his savings.

square root

The square root symbol (√) shows a number that produces a specified quantity when multiplied by itself.
The square root of sixteen is four.
He learned about the square root in math class.

The pi symbol (π) represents the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.
She used pi to calculate the circle's area.
He remembered that pi is approximately 3.14.