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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
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___
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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.