Months of the Year
A0–A1 · BeginnerEnglish BasicsLearn the 12 months of the year, their order, spelling and basic everyday use.
What you'll learn
- All 12 months
- Correct spelling
- Month order
- How to use "in" with months
The 12 months
Here they are in order, numbered 1 to 12.
Month order
What comes after March?
What comes before August?
What is the first month?
What is the last month?
Capital letters
Month names always begin with a capital letter.
Correct
January, April, September
Incorrect
january, april, september
My birthday is in May.
School starts in September.
Using "in" with months
English uses in before a month name.
"My birthday is in June."
"It is cold here in January."
"We travel in August."
We don't say "on January" for a month alone. A specific date, like on January 10, is different — you'll meet that in the Dates in English lesson.
Difficult spellings
A few month names are easy to misspell: January, February, August, September, November, December. Many speakers drop the first "r" in February when they speak, but it is always written: F-E-B-R-U-A-R-Y. January and February both end in -uary.
These are visual spelling chunks to help you remember the letters — not official syllable or phonetic transcriptions.
Months and seasons
Winter
December, January, February
Spring
March, April, May
Summer
June, July, August
Fall / Autumn
September, October, November
This grouping is for the Northern Hemisphere (like the US and most of Europe). In the Southern Hemisphere (like Australia or Argentina), the seasons are reversed — December falls in summer, not winter. These are not universal, global seasons.
Lingverly is American-English-first, so we use fall as the main US term for this season. Autumn is also completely standard English, especially in British English.
Real life
"When is your birthday?"
"It's in October."
"When is your vacation?"
"It's in July."
"My birthday is in March."
"The course starts in September."
"Christmas is in December."
Practice
Exercise 1 · Put in order
Exercise 2 · What comes next?
What comes after June?
What comes before December?
Exercise 3 · Which month number?
What is month number 4?
What is month number 10?
Exercise 4 · Choose the correct preposition
Choose the correct sentence.
Exercise 5 · "In" a month, or "on" a date?
Choose the correct sentence.
The exam is ___ October 14.
Exercise 6 · Correct spelling
Which is spelled correctly?
Which is spelled correctly?
Exercise 7 · Fix the capitalization
Fix this sentence: “The course starts in september.”
Fix this sentence: “My birthday is in april.”
Exercise 8 · Two months after
What month comes two months after March?
Exercise 9 · One month earlier
Your course starts in August. The test is one month earlier. Which month is the test?
Quick challenge
Five quick questions to check what stuck.
Question 1 / 5
Score: 0/0
How many months are in a year?
You learned
- There are 12 months in a year.
- January is the first month.
- December is the last month.
- Month names begin with capital letters.
- We normally use "in" before a month.