Ordinal Numbers

Ordinal Numbers

Ordinal Numbers

Ordinal numbers are used in English to show position, ranking or order of numbers.

These numbers show SEQUENCE and NOT QUANTITY.

First (st)

Second (nd)

Third (rd)

Multiple Choice

Ordinal Numbers show .....

• quantity

• sequence

What are suffixes?

Every number has a corresponding ordinal number which has a suffix ending in either: st, nd, rd and th.

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