The document discusses ordinal numbers from 1st to 1,000,000th and provides rules for writing them out. It notes that ordinal numbers are formed by adding "th" to cardinal numbers, with some exceptions. It also explains that in compound ordinal numbers only the last figure is written as an ordinal, and that when writing ordinals as figures the last two letters of the word are added. Finally, it mentions that in titles for kings and queens the ordinal is written in Roman numerals but spoken with "the" before it.
The document discusses ordinal numbers from 1st to 1,000,000th and provides rules for writing them out. It notes that ordinal numbers are formed by adding "th" to cardinal numbers, with some exceptions. It also explains that in compound ordinal numbers only the last figure is written as an ordinal, and that when writing ordinals as figures the last two letters of the word are added. Finally, it mentions that in titles for kings and queens the ordinal is written in Roman numerals but spoken with "the" before it.
The document discusses ordinal numbers from 1st to 1,000,000th and provides rules for writing them out. It notes that ordinal numbers are formed by adding "th" to cardinal numbers, with some exceptions. It also explains that in compound ordinal numbers only the last figure is written as an ordinal, and that when writing ordinals as figures the last two letters of the word are added. Finally, it mentions that in titles for kings and queens the ordinal is written in Roman numerals but spoken with "the" before it.
The document discusses ordinal numbers from 1st to 1,000,000th and provides rules for writing them out. It notes that ordinal numbers are formed by adding "th" to cardinal numbers, with some exceptions. It also explains that in compound ordinal numbers only the last figure is written as an ordinal, and that when writing ordinals as figures the last two letters of the word are added. Finally, it mentions that in titles for kings and queens the ordinal is written in Roman numerals but spoken with "the" before it.
Form Spelling of Ordinal Numbers Just add th to the cardinal number: four - fourth eleven - eleventh Exceptions: one - first two - second three - third five - fifth eight - eighth nine - ninth twelve - twelfth In compound ordinal numbers, note that only the last figure is written as an ordinal number: 421st = four hundred and twenty-first 5,111th = five thousand, one hundred and eleventh Figures 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. 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 Changed: 10th Dec 2010 19:36 URL: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/numbers/ordinal