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Ordinal numeral

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An 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 is a number that tells the position of something in a list, such as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th etc.
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1st - First 11th - Eleventh 21st - Twenty-first 40th - Fortieth
2nd - Second 12th - Twelfth 22nd - Twenty-second 50th - Fiftieth
3rd - Third 13th - Thirteenth 23rd - Twenty-third 60th - Sixtieth
4th - Fourth 14th - Fourteenth 24th - Twenty-fourth 70th - Seventieth
5th - Fifth 15th - Fifteenth 25th - Twenty-fifth 80th - Eightieth
6th - Sixth 16th - Sixteenth 26th - Twenty-sixth 90th - Ninetieth
7th - Seventh 17th - Seventeenth 27th - Twenty-seventh 100th - Hundredth
8th - Eighth 18th - Eighteenth 28th - Twenty eighth 1000th - Thousandth
9th - Ninth 19th - Nineteenth 29th - Twenty-nineth
10th - Tenth 20th - Twentieth 30th - Thirtieth

Exercises - Ordinal numeral

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  • 1) 5th = five fifth


  • 2) 1st = first one


  • 3) 7th = seven seventh


  • 4) 3rd = third three


  • 5) 100th = hundred hundredth


  • 6) 32nd = thirty-second thirthy


  • 7) 40th = fortieth forty


  • 8) 53rd = fifty fifty-third


  • 9) 21st = twenty twenty-first


  • 10) 2nd = two second


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