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Cardinal Numbers vs. Ordinal Numbers Talkenglish
Cardinal Numbers vs. Ordinal Numbers Talkenglish
Cardinal Numbers vs. Ordinal Numbers Talkenglish
Ordinal Numbers
There are two kinds of numbers in English – cardinal numbers and ordinal
numbers.
one (1)
two (2)
three (3)
ten (10)
fifty-five (55)
ninety-two (82)
five hundred and sixty-six (566)
Example Sentences
Note: We usually write the number 1-10 (one, two, three, etc.), and for all
numbers bigger than ten we use the digits (55, 56....958, etc.)
first (1st)
second (2nd)
third (3rd)
fourth (4th)
fifth (5th)
sixth (6th)
seventh (7th)
eighth (8th)
ninth (9th)
tenth (10th)
eleventh (11th)
twelfth (12th)
thirteenth (13th)
fourteenth (14th)
fifteenth (15th)
sixteenth (16th)
seventeenth (17th)
eighteenth (18th)
nineteenth (19th)
ninety-first (91st)
fifty-second (52nd)
twenty-third (23rd)
eighty-fourth (84th)
forty-fifth (45th)
sixty-sixth (66th)
seventy-seventh (77th)
thirty-eighth (38th)
ninety-ninth (99th)
one-hundred and first (101st)
six-hundred and twelfth (612th)
Here are the most common times that we use ordinal numbers.
1. Dates
2. Order