Ordinal Numbers

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Ordinal Numbers

Ordinal Numbers

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Instructions: Read carefully the information about Ordinal Numbers.

Ordinal numbers are used to talk about the “order” of things, animals or people or to define their position in series.

We use the last two letters of the word after the numeral or digit. For example, we take the last two letters of second and add them to the digit 2 to make 2nd

Ordinal numbers. Retrieved October, 2016 from https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/numbers-ordinal.htm

Quiz

Getting started: Ordinal numbers with titles.

Instructions: Read about Ordinal numbers with titles.

In names for kings and queens, ordinal numbers are written in Roman numbers. In spoken English, the definite article is used before the ordinal number:

Henry VIII – Henry the Eighth

Elizabeth I – Elizabeth the first

Ordinal numbers. Retrieved and adapted October, 2016 from.https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/numbers/ordinal

Titles

Instructions: Match the names to their complete form.

Charles I

fifteenth fourth first sixth second
Charles the

Jacob II

fifteenth fourth first sixth second
Jacob the

Edward VI

fifteenth fourth first sixth second
Edward the

Henry IV

fifteenth fourth first sixth second
Henry the

Louis XV

fifteenth fourth first sixth second
Louis the

Ordinal numbers

Let’s learn about Ordinal numbers.

Instructions: Look at the following information about Ordinal numbers.

Ordinal numbers are formed by adding th to the cardinal number:

Fifteen – fifteenth

The exceptions are:

One – first
Two – second
Three – third
Five – fifth
Eight - eighth
Nine – ninth
Twelve – twelfth

In compound numbers, only the last figure is written as an ordinal number:

23 – twenty third
45 – forty fifth
74 – seventy fourth

Ordinal Numbers Pronunciation

Instructions: Click on each Ordinal Number to listen and repeat them.

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Quiz

Writing Ordinal Numbers

Instructions: Write the following Ordinal Numbers in letters:

  1. 7
  2. 10
  3. 15
  4. 19
  5. 23
  1. 34
  2. 45
  3. 51
  4. 67
  5. 79
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Evaluation

Ordinal Numbers

Instructions: Choose the best option for each Ordinal number.

It's as easy as
One: 1st/1th

Two: 2nd/2th

Three: 3rd/3th

Number 4 in line is: four/fourth

Number 5 in line is: five/fifth

Number 6 in line is: six/sixth

So now you know, in a line or row It's as easy as
seven: 7/7th

eight: 8/8th

nine: 9/9th

It's as easy as
ten: 10/10th

eleven: 11/11th

twelve: 12/12th

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