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A Cardinal Number is a number that says how many of something there are, such as one, two, three, four, five. An Ordinal Number is a number that tells the position of something in a list, such as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th etc. Most ordinal numbers end in "th" except when the final word is: one → first (1st) two → second (2nd) three → third (3rd)
Ordinal numbers may be written in English with numerals and letter suffixes: 1st, 2nd or 2d, 3rd or 3d, 4th, 11th, 21st, 101st, 477th, etc., with the suffix acting as an ordinal indicator. Written dates often omit the suffix, although it is nevertheless pronounced.
The ordinal numbers from 1 to 10 are 1st – First, 2nd – Second, 3rd – Third, 4th – Fourth, 5th – Fifth, 6th – Sixth, 7th – Seventh, 8th – Eighth, 9th – Ninth and 10th – Tenth, respectively.
When expressed as figures, the last two letters of the written word are added to the ordinal number: first = 1st. second = 2nd. third = 3rd. fourth = 4th. twenty-sixth = 26th. hundred and first = 101st. Titles. In names for kings and queens, ordinal numbers are written in Roman numbers.
Ordinal numbers or ordinals are written using numerals as prefixes and adjectives as suffixes. For example, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and so on. We can easily identify an ordinal number: it talks about positioning.
Ordinal Numbers. We use ordinal numbers to talk about the "order" of things or to define a thing's position in a series. Note that after the numeral or digit, we write the last two letters of the word. For example, we take the last two letters of first and add them to the digit 1 to make 1st.
We have included all of the ordinal numbers from 1st to 31st because they are needed when you give a date in English. The ordinal numbers from 1st to 31st in English are: 1st – first; 2nd – second; 3rd – third; 4th – fourth; 5th – fifth; 6th – sixth; 7th – seventh; 8th – eighth; 9th – ninth; 10th – tenth; 11th – eleventh ...
