1. Ordinal Numbers 1 2 3 Preparatore Linguistico: Dott.ssa Barbara Meloni

2. Ordinal Numbers An ordinal number is a number that indicates a position in a sequence. Spelling of Ordinal Numbers Just add th to the cardinal number: four - fourth eleven - eleventh

3. Ordinal Numbers Exceptions: one - first two - second three - third five - fifth eight - eighth nine - ninth twelve - twelfth

4. Ordinal Numbers In compound ordinal numbers, note that only the last figure is written as an ordinal number: 5,111th = five thousand, one hundred and eleventh 421st = four hundred and twenty-first

5. Ordinal Numbers …. And…. in written words? first = 1st second = 2nd third = 3rd fourth = 4th twenty-sixth = 26th hundred and first = 101st

6. Ordinal Numbers Titles In names for kings and queens, ordinal numbers are written in Roman numbers. In spoken English, the definite article is used before the ordinal number: Charles II - Charles the Second Edward VI - Edward the Sixth Henry VIII - Henry the Eighth