Ordinal Numbers

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Lesson Six: We use ordinal numbers to talk about the order of things. For
example: My first car was white, but my second car was red. We also use
ordinal numbers to talk about dates. For example: Today is June tenth,
said the teacher.

Ordinal Numbers for Dates

first (1st) eleventh (11th) twenty-first (21st)
second (2nd) twelfth (12th) twenty-second (22nd)
third (3rd) thirteenth (13th) twenty-third (23rd)
fourth (4th) fourteenth (14th) twenty-fourth (24th)
fifth (5th) fifteenth (15th) twenty-fifth (25th)
sixth (6th) sixteenth (16th) twenty-sixth (26th)
seventh (7th) seventeenth (17th) twenty-seventh (27th)
eighth (8th) eighteenth (18th) twenty-eighth (28th)
ninth (9th) nineteenth (19th) twenty-ninth (29th)
tenth (10th) twentieth (20th) thirtieth (30th)
thirty-first (31st)

A. Write the ordinal numbers on the lines.

10th ______________________ 11th ______________________

1st ______________________ 20th ______________________
18th ______________________ 2nd ______________________
3rd ______________________ 4th ______________________
30th ______________________ 26th ______________________
7th ______________________ 14th ______________________
15th ______________________ 23rd ______________________
24th ______________________ 21st ______________________

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