Ordinal and Cardinal Numbers PDF

DATE, MONTH, AND YEAR cardinal numbers ordinal numbers one 1st first two 2nd second three 3rd third four 4th fourth five 5th fifth six 6th sixth seven...

DATE, MONTH, AND YEAR cardinal numbers ordinal numbers one 1st first two 2nd second three 3rd third four 4th fourth five 5th fifth six 6th sixth seven 7th seventh cardinal numbers ordinal numbers eight 8th eighth nine 9th ninth ten 10th tenth eleven 11th eleventh twelve 12th twelfth thirteen 13th thirteenth fourteen 14th fourteenth  cardinal number There are four children in the queue. ordinal number The second child is a boy. ordinal numbers are numbers that indicate a position or order of things and objects. E.g in a race, describe the floors in a building: first floor, second floor, third floor, etc When describing what grade a student is in at school we use ordinal numbers. For example, ‘She’s in the first grade.‘, ‘He’s in the fifth grade.‘ It is possible to describe a student’s grade by using cardinal numbers in the following way: ‘She’s in grade one.’, ‘He’s in grade five.’, etc. When describing a century we use ordinal numbers. For example, 16th century, twenty-first century. When describing a particular birthday or anniversary we use ordinal numbers * ordinal numbers are used to talk about the date  Here are some useful example sentences which use English ordinal numbers: My birthday is February 15th. The library is on the third floor. He’s in the sixth grade. I came second in the race. Next week is my grandma’s 80th birthday. January is the first month of the year. My brother was first in line to buy the new iPhone. First, fold the piece of paper in half. Second, fold the piece of paper again.  * ordinal numbers are numbers that indicate a position or order of things and objects. * ordinal numbers are used to talk about the date on March 9th on 9th March on the third of March on June 3 on July the second on 3 June  What day is August 26th? It‘s Wednesday. What date is the first Sunday in December? It‘s December 6th.  What day is New Year‘s Eve? It‘s Thursday. What is the eighth month of the year? It‘s August  What day is February 29th? It‘s Saturday. What date is the third Tuesday in September? It‘s September 15th. What’s the date today? Today is … JANUARY 1 Monday, the first of January. MONDAY CHECK What’s the date today? Today is … JANUARY 20 Sunday, the twentieth of January. SUNDAY CHECK What’s the date today? Today is … FEBRUAR Y 2 Tuesday, the second of February. TUESDAY CHECK What’s the date today? Today is … FEBRUAR Y 14 Monday, the fourteenth of February. MONDAY CHECK Saint Valentine’s Day What’s the date today? Today is … AUGUST Friday, the 17 SEVENTEENTH of AUGUST. FRIDAY CHECK Independence Day What’s the date today? Today is … OCTOBER 31 Saturday, the thirty-first of October. SATURDAY CHECK Halloween What’s the date today? Today is … DECEMBE R 25 Wednesday, the twenty-fifth of December. WEDNESDAY CHECK Christmas Day What’s the date today? Today is … DECEMBE R 31 Friday, the thirty- first of December. FRIDAY CHECK New Year’s Eve EXIT What’s the date today? Today is … May 20 Thursday, the twentieth of May. THURSDAY CHECK National Awakening Day EXIT