CARDINAL NUMBERS

We use cardinal numbers

to indicate quantity. They
are used in counting.
 CARDINAL NUMBERS

Write the following cardinal numbers

24
56
100
33
98
65
 ORDINAL NUMBERS

Ordinal numbers normally show the order or sequence of something or someone.

or dates in spoken English, we always use ordinal numbers, i.e. Fourth of July, not Four of July

You can normally create ordinal numbers by adding -TH to the end of a cardinal number.

Four – Fourth
Sixteen – Sixteenth
The main exceptions are with the numbers 1, 2, and 3.

one – first
two – second
three – third
 ORDINAL NUMBERS

Also you need to be careful with the spelling of some ordinal numbers:

five – fifth (not “fiveth“)

nine – ninth (not “nineth“)rmally show the order or sequence of something or someone.
(More about the uses of ordinal numbers below)
You can normally create ordinal numbers by adding -TH to the end of a cardinal number.
Four – Fourth
Sixteen – Sixteenth

The main exceptions are with the numbers 1, 2, and 3.

one – first
two – second
three – third
Also you need to be careful with the spelling of some ordinal numbers:
five – fifth (not “fiveth“)
nine – ninth (not “nineth“)
 ORDINAL NUMBERS

When do we use ordinal numbers?

Ordinal numbers are normally used for:

Dates
We use ordinal numbers when giving a date.

Her birthday is on the 29th. (Twenty-ninth)

Their Independence Day is on the 4th of July. (Fourth of July)
 ORDINAL NUMBERS

Sequence or Order
We use ordinal numbers when we want to show the order or position of
someone or something in a sequence.

Woodward United finished second in the league last year.

I came third in the race.
This is the first time it has happened.
Floors of a building
Our office is on the ninth floor.
She lives on the second floor.
 ORDINAL NUMBERS
Birthday Celebrations
•A person’s 15th birthday is an important celebration in Mexico.
•He had a huge party for his twenty-first birthday.
Centuries
•Shakespeare was born in the 16th century.
•The Renaissance was a period in European history from the 14th to
the 17th century.
Kings and Queens
For the name of a king or queen in written English, Roman numerals are
used. However those Roman numerals are said as an ordinal number in
spoken English.
•Henry VIII (Henry the Eighth)
•Louis XVI (Louis the Sixteenth) was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy
during the French Revolution.
 Exercise

Write the following ordinal numbers

• 23rd
• 31st
• 11th
• 12th
• 20th
• 9th
• 22nd