Ordinal numbers English lesson start learning how to use them to rank things.
What will I learn from the Englihs lesson ordinal numbers 1 to 1000 and ranking things
This English lesson you will learn ordinal numbers 1 to 1000 and how to use them when ranking something, but before doing this lesson you should already know how to count 1 to 1000 if not do the lesson Learning English cardinal - numbers 1 to 1000 in English lesson.
What are ordinal numbers?
orrdinal numbers are used when you need to rank something.
Example:- Mr Bean came (1st) first in the race
**Reminder** Cardinal numbers are used for quantity (1) one (2) two
Learning ordinal numbers
The video below shows you the ordinal numbers from 1 to 1000.
How to use the video
To use the video use the right arrow to go to the next slide or the left arrow to go to the last slide.
A list of Cardinal and Ordinal numbers
In the list we have highlighted the first ten ordinal numbers, most ordinal numbers the end with th, there are a few exceptions.
Cardinal Numberused for quantity |
Ordinal Numberused to for ranking |
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| 1 | one | 1st | first = I came first in the race. |
| 2 | two | 2nd | second = The horse came second. |
| 3 | three | 3rd | third = I am third in line. |
| 4 | four | 4th | fourth = fourth was a great result. |
| 5 | five | 5th | fifth = Jumnear is reading her fifth book |
| 6 | six | 6th | sixth = sixth was the best Mr Bean could do in the race. |
| 7 | seven | 7th | seventh = I'm in the seventh grade. |
| 8 | eight | 8th | eighth = Mr Bean was eighth in the exam results. |
| 9 | nine | 9th | ninth = Liverpool are ninth in the league table. |
| 10 | ten | 10th | tenth = Manchester United came 10th in the league. |
| 11 | eleven | 11th | eleventh |
| 12 | twelve | 12th | twelfth |
| 13 | thirteen | 13th | thirteenth |
| 14 | fourteen | 14th | fourteenth |
| 15 | fifteen | 15th | fifteenth |
| 16 | sixteen | 16th | sixteenth |
| 17 | seventeen | 17th | seventeenth |
| 18 | eighteen | 18th | eighteenth |
| 19 | nineteen | 19th | nineteenth |
| 20 | twenty | 20th | twentieth |
| 21 | twenty-one | 21st | twenty-first |
| 22 | twenty-two | 22nd | twenty-second |
| 23 | twenty-three | 23rd | twenty-third |
| 24 | twenty-four | 24th | twenty-fourth |
| 30 | thirty | 30th | thirtieth |
| 31 | thirty-one | 31st | thirty-first |
| 40 | forty | 40th | fortieth |
| 50 | fifty | 50th | fiftieth |
| 60 | sixty | 60th | sixtieth |
| 70 | seventy | 70th | seventieth |
| 80 | eighty | 80th | eightieth |
| 90 | ninety | 90th | ninetieth |
| 100 | hundred | 100th | hundredth |
| 101 | hundred and one | 101st | hundred and first |
| 152 | hundred and fifty-two | 152nd | hundred and fifty-second |
| 200 | two hundred | 200th | two hundredth |
| 1,000 | thousand | 1,000th | thousandth |
| 1,000,000 | million | 1,000,000th | millionth |
| 1,000,000,000 | billion | 1,000,000,000th | billionth |
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