Ordinal numbers

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Ordinal &
Cardinal numbers

Cardinal numbers

A cardinal number is a 'normal' number:

one, two, three, etc

Cardinal numbers

Watch the spelling of certain numbers:

Four (4) - forty (40)

Five (5) - fifteen (15) - fifty (50)

Eight (8) - eighteen (18)

And use a hyphen!
twenty-two, forty-six, eighty-nine.

Ordinal numbers

An ordinal number is a 'rangtelwoord' in Dutch.

I have number four on my shirt

I am the fourth in line

four - fourth

Ordinal numbers

Most ordinal numbers are just cardinal numbers with 

'th' added at the end.

Six - sixth

Twenty-eight - twenty-eighth

A hundred - hundredth

Ordinal numbers

Do watch the spelling of some ordinal numbers:

twelve - twelfth

five - fifth

nine - ninth

sixty - sixtieth

Ordinal numbers

Exceptions:

one - first

two - second

three - third

Ordinal numbers

This also goes for numbers ending in one, two and three:

twenty-one - twenty-first

fifty-two - fifty-second

seventy-three - seventy-third

Ordinal numbers

The abbreviated form ends in the last two letters of the word:

first - 1st

second - 2nd

third - 3rd

fourth - 4th

How do you spell 48 in English?

1. Fourty-eight
2. Fourtyeight
3. Forty-eight
4. Fortyeight

How do you spell 'vijftigste' in English?

1. Fivetyth
2. Fiftieth
3. Fifth
4. Fiftyth

How do you spell '21e' in English?

1. Twentyoneth
2. Twenty-oneth
3. Twentyfirst
4. Twenty-first

How do you spell the abbreviated (afgekorte) form of '21e' in English?

1. 21th
2. 21rd
3. 21st
4. 21nd

Wat is the correct spelling of 'honderdste' in English?

1. hundreth
2. hundredth
3. hundrest
4. hundredeth

How do you spell '18' in English?

1. Eigtteen
2. Eighteen
3. Eightteen
4. Eighteenth

Which of these is incorrect?

1. twenty-two / twenty-second
2. fourty-five / fourty-fifth
3. Eigthy-nine / eighty-ninth
4. a hundred / hundredth

How do you spell the abbreviated (afgekorte) form of '11e' in English?

1. 11st
2. 11rd
3. 11nd
4. 11th

How do you spell the abbreviated (afgekorte) form of '73e' in English?

1. 73st
2. 73rd
3. 73nd
4. 73th

Thank you!

Were you:

first

second

third

fourth..

or ninth?