1MH Unit 2 learn the cardinal and ordinal numbers in English

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Check exercise 10

Cardinal  numbers

A cardinal number 

is a 'normal' 

number.

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.

4

1. Fur
2. For
3. Four
4. Foor

12

1. Eleven
2. Twelfe
3. Twelve
4. Twelf

43

1. Fourtythree
2. Fourty-three
3. Forty-three
4. Fortythree

100

1. hunderd
2. one hundred
3. one-hundred
4. a hundred

18

1. Eightteen
2. Eighty
3. Aighteen
4. Eighteen

Ordinal numbers

Rangtelwoorden

eerste - 1e

tweede - 2e

derde - 3e

vierde - 4e

vijfde - 5e 

Ordinal numbers

first - 1st 

second - 2nd 

third - 3rd 

fourth - 4th 

fifth - 5th  

Regel

Om een rangtelwoord in het Engels te schrijven is er één regel (met wat uitzonderingen)

plak 

-th 

achter het nummer 

plak

-th

achter het nummer

four --> fourth --> 4th

eight --> eighth --> 8th 

fifteen --> fifteenth --> 15th

Uitzonderingen:

one --> first --> 1st 

two --> second --> 2nd 

three --> third --> 3rd 

nine --> ninth --> 9th 

twelve --> twelfth --> 12th 

twenty --> twentieth - 20th

4th

1. forth
2. ford
3. fourth
4. fourd

3rd

1. third
2. threeth
3. threerd
4. thirth

20th

1. twentyth
2. twentieth
3. twentied
4. twenty-th

12

1. twelveth
2. twelvth
3. twelfd
4. twelfth

24th

1. twentyforth
2. twenty-four
3. twenty-fourth
4. twentyfour

Work on exercises

Exercises 2c & 2d

(Online leeromgeving, Scotland 2.3) 

Practice 1. 

a. Pick a cardinal number between 0 and 100. Your partner now has to guess which number you’ve picked. You answer with ‘higher’ or ‘lower’ till your partner has guessed the number.

Practice 2. 

a. Pick a ordinal number between 0 and 100. Your partner now has to guess which number you’ve picked. You answer with ‘higher’ or ‘lower’ till your partner has guessed the number.