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Understanding Ordinal Numbers

Chapter 4 covers ordinal numbers, which indicate the order of items or people, such as first, second, and third. Most ordinal numbers are formed by adding '-th' to the cardinal number, with five exceptions that must be memorized. The chapter includes exercises for practicing the identification and writing of ordinal numbers.

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Understanding Ordinal Numbers

Chapter 4 covers ordinal numbers, which indicate the order of items or people, such as first, second, and third. Most ordinal numbers are formed by adding '-th' to the cardinal number, with five exceptions that must be memorized. The chapter includes exercises for practicing the identification and writing of ordinal numbers.

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CHAPTER 4

Ordinal Numbers
1. First, second, third, etc are ordinal numbers.

2. We use ordinal numbers to talk about the order things or people are in, for example in
a competition or a race.

3. Most ordinals are formed by adding -th to the end of the number:
tenth, twentieth, sixty-seventh, hundredth, and so on.

4. 5 ordinal numbers have special spellings that we need to memorise:

1 = first
2 = second
3 = third
5 = fifth American British
English English
12 = twelfth
Fourth floor
Third floor
Third floor Second floor
Second floor
First floor

First floor Ground floor

Cardinal Numbers Ordinal Numbers

1 one 1st first


2 two 2nd second
3 three 3rd third
4 four 4th fourth
5 five 5th fifth
6 six ____ ____________
7 seven ____ ____________
8 eight ____ ____________
9 nine ____ ____________
10 ten ____ ____________

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CHAPTER 4 Ordinal Numbers

Cardinal Numbers Ordinal Numbers

11 eleven ____ ____________


12 twelve ____ ____________
13 thirteen ____ ____________
14 fourteen ____ ____________
15 fiveteen ____ ____________
16 sixteen ____ ____________
17 seventeen ____ ____________
18 eighteen ____ ____________
19 nineteen ____ ____________
20 twenty ____ ____________

Cardinal Numbers Ordinal Numbers

21 twenty-one ____ ____________


22 twenty-two ____ ____________
23 ____________ ____ ____________
24 __________ ____ ____________
25 __________ ____ ____________
26 __________ ____ ____________
27 __________ ____ ____________
28 __________ ____ ____________
29 __________ ____ ____________
30 __________ ____ ____________

20 Middle Primary Grammar Book 2 Copyright © ENGLISH FASTER. All rights reserved.
CHAPTER 4 Ordinal Numbers

Cardinal Numbers Ordinal Numbers

31 ____________ ____ ____________


33 ____________ ____ ____________
100 ____________ ____ ____________
101 ____________ ____ ____________
102 ____________ ____ ____________
103 ____________ ____ ____________
200 ____________ ____ ____________
210 ____________ ____ ____________
220 ____________ ____ ____________
1000 ____________ ____ ____________

1 Write the ordinal number.

Passing Wind is .
Dream Catcher is ____________.
Dusty Lady is ____________.
Desert King is ____________.
Racing Queen is ____________.
Jolly Jumper is ____________.

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