ORDINAL NUMBERS

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RULES Spelling of Ordinal Numbers Just add th to the cardinal number:  

four - fourth eleven - eleventh Exceptions:

      

one - first two - second three - third five - fifth eight - eighth nine - ninth twelve - twelfth

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In compound ordinal numbers, note that only the last figure is

written as an ordinal number:  

421st = four hundred and twenty-first 5,111th = five thousand, one hundred and eleventh Figures When expressed as figures, the last two letters of the written word are added to the ordinal number:

     

first = 1st second = 2nd third = 3rd fourth = 4th twenty-sixth = 26th hundred and first = 101st

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2,235,679th  two million, two hundred and thirty-five thousand and six hundred and seventy-ninth 

two million, two hundred thirty-five thousand, six hundred seventy-ninth (amer.)

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:   

Charles II - Charles the Second Edward VI - Edward the Sixth Henry VIII - Henry the Eighth English Grammar Online. (2001). Ordinal Numbers. Last visited 13th March, 2012, available on: http://www.ego4u.com

ACTIVITIES 1-Complete the chart with the ordinal numbers

1

One

1___

___________________________

2

Two

2___

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3

Three

3___

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4

Four

4___

___________________________

5

Five

5___

___________________________

6

Six

6___

___________________________

7

Seven

7___

___________________________

8

Eight

8___

___________________________

9

Nine

9___

___________________________

10

Ten

10___ ___________________________

11

Eleven

11___ ___________________________

12

Twelve

12___ ___________________________

13

Thirteen

13___ ___________________________

14

Fourteen

14___ ___________________________

15

Fifteen

15___ ___________________________

20

Twenty

20___

_____________________

21

Twenty-one

21___

_____________________

22

Twenty-two

22___

_____________________

30

Thirty

30___

_____________________

38

Thirty-eight

38___

_____________________

40

Forty

40___

_____________________

60

Sixty

60___

_____________________

80

Eighty

80___

_____________________

100

One hundred

100___

_____________________

1,000

One thousand 1,000___

1,000, One million 000

1,000, 000___

_____________________ _____________________

2-Read the statement and write true or false. If the statement is false, correct it as in the example. a)The first, fifth and ninth are orange.

False

The first, fifth and eighth are orange b)The second, third and tenth are clouds. _______

__________________________________________________________________________________ c)The eleventh, fifteenth, seventeenth and nineteenth are in love.

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 _______

__________________________________________________________________________________ d)The twenty-first and twenty-fifth are purple. The thirtieth is green.

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 _______

__________________________________________________________________________________

d)The twenty-third and twenty-eighth are pointing down.

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 _______

__________________________________________________________________________________ d)The fiftieth and fifty-seventh are green circles.

50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58

59 _______

__________________________________________________________________________________ d)The eighty-third, eighty-fourth and ninety-first are leaves.

82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 _______

__________________________________________________________________________________ 3-Choose from the box and complete the sentences. You cannot use the same word twice. There is an extra word you do not need to use.

 The __________ Sense is the title of the 1999 movie starring Bruce Willis.  Extreme joy is called “__________ heaven”.  The president’s wife is called “the __________ lady”.  The __________ of July is an American Holiday.

 The term “__________ World” is often used to describe the developing countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America and Oceania.  Most of the world’s luxury boutiques are located on __________ Avenue in Manhattan.  “__________ Wonder of the World” is a term sometimes used to describe things in comparison to the Seven Wonders of the World.  Beethoven was completely deaf when he composed his _________ symphony.

KEY ACTIVITY 1 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 20th 21st 22nd 30th 38th 40th 60th 80th 100th 1,000th 1,000,000th

First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Twelfth Thirteenth Fourteenth Fifteenth Twentieth Twenty-first Twenty-second Thirtieth Thirty-eighth Fortieth Sixtieth Eightieth One hundredth One thousandth One millionth ACTIVITY 2

FALSE FALSE

The second and tenth are clouds.

The twelfth, fifteenth, seventeenth, nineteenth and twentieth are in love.

TRUE FALSE FALSE

The twenty-third, twenty-sixth and thirtieth are pointing down. (The twenty-second, twentyfourth and twenty-eighth are pointing up).

The fiftieth is a green circle (and the fiftyseventh is an orange circle).

TRUE ACTIVITY 3  The Sixth Sense is the title of the 1999 movie starring Bruce Willis.  Extreme joy is called “seventh heaven”.  The president’s wife is called “the first lady”.  The Fourth of July is an American Holiday.  The term “third world” is often used to describe the developing countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America and Oceania.  Most of the world’s luxury boutiques are located on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.  “Eighth Wonder of the World” is a term sometimes used to describe things in comparison to the Seven Wonders of the World.  Beethoven was completely deaf when he composed his Ninth symphony.