Ordinal numbers

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Ordinal &
Cardinal numbers

CARDINAL NUMBERS

one 

two

three

four

five

six

seven

...

ORDINAL NUMBERS

first

second

third

fourth

fifth

sixth

seventh

...

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

De meeste rangtelwoorden maak je door het cijfer te schrijven en daar 'th' achter te zetten:

Six - sixth

Twenty-eight - twenty-eighth

A hundred - hundredth

Ordinal numbers

Let wel op de spelling van een aantal rangtelwoorden:

twelve - twelfth

five - fifth

nine - ninth

sixty - sixtieth

Ordinal numbers

Uitzonderingen:

one - first

two - second

three - third

Ordinal numbers

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

21     twenty-one    21e  twenty-first

52    fifty-two       52e  fifty-second

73   seventy-three       73e seventy-third

Ordinal numbers

De afgekorte versie van het rangtelwoord eindigt in de laatste 2 letters van het rangtelwoord:

  (1e)   first - 1st

(2e)  second - 2nd

(3e)  third - 3rd            (4e) 4th

fourth - 4th

How do you spell achtenveertigste in English?

1. Fourty-eight
2. Fourtyeighth
3. Forty-eighth
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 'achtiende' in English?

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

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

My birthday is on the 28th of November. And yours?

Days

Months

Which month is in summer (zomer)

1. December
2. January
3. June
4. October

Which month is in spring (lente)

1. November
2. March
3. April
4. June

Which month is in autumn (herfst)

1. May
2. January
3. September
4. April

Which month is in winter

1. July
2. March
3. February
4. August

My birthday is on the 28th of November. And yours?

Days

Months