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    The document discusses cardinal and ordinal numbers. It provides the spelling of ordinal numbers which are formed by adding "th" to cardinals, with some exceptions. Ordinal numbers are used for dates and rankings. Compound ordinals only change the last figure. Roman numerals are used for kings' and queens' titles. The document then lists ordinal numbers from first to one-hundredth.

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    The document discusses cardinal and ordinal numbers. It provides the spelling of ordinal numbers which are formed by adding "th" to cardinals, with some exceptions. Ordinal numbers are used for dates and rankings. Compound ordinals only change the last figure. Roman numerals are used for kings' and queens' titles. The document then lists ordinal numbers from first to one-hundredth.

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    The document discusses cardinal and ordinal numbers. It provides the spelling of ordinal numbers which are formed by adding "th" to cardinals, with some exceptions. Ordinal numbers are used for dates and rankings. Compound ordinals only change the last figure. Roman numerals are used for kings' and queens' titles. The document then lists ordinal numbers from first to one-hundredth.

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     Cardinal Numbers

    1 one 11 eleven 21 twenty-one 31 thirty-one


    2 two 12 twelve 22 twenty-two 40 forty
    3 three 13 thirteen 23 twenty-three 50 fifty
    4 four 14 fourteen 24 twenty-four 60 sixty
    5 five 15 fifteen 25 twenty-five 70 seventy
    6 six 16 sixteen 26 twenty-six 80 eighty
    7 seven17 seventeen 27 twenty-seven 90 ninety
    8 eight 18 eighteen 28 twenty-eight 100 a/one
    hundred
    9 nine 19 nineteen 29 twenty-nine1,000 a/one thousand
    10 ten 20 twenty 30 thirty 1,000,000 a/one million

    • Separation between • Thousands and Millions


    hundreds and tens
     Hundreds and  Use 1,000 and
    tens are usually 1,000,000 always
    separated by with 'a' or 'one'.
    'and' (in American
    English 'and' is • 201,000 - two hundred
    not necessary). and one thousand
    • 1,000 - a thousand /
    • 110 - one hundred and one thousand
    ten
    • 1,250 - one thousand,  Use commas as a
    two hundred and fifty separator.
    • 2,001 - two thousand
    and one Hundreds 57,458,302

     Use 100 always  The Number


    with 'a' or 'one'. 1,000,000,000
    In English this number is a
    • 100 - a hundred / one billion.
    hundred
     This is very tricky for
     'a' can only stand nations where 'a billion'
    at the beginning has 12 zeros.
    of a number. 1,000,000,000,000 in
    English, however, is a
    • 100 - a hundred / one trillion.
    hundred
    • 2,100 - two thousand,
    one hundred
     Ordinal Numbers
    _________________________________________
    _________________________
    Lesson Six: We use ordinal numbers to talk about the order of things.
    For example: My first car was white, but my second car was red.

    1. . Ordinal Numbers for Dates


    (We also use ordinal numbers to talk about dates)

     Today is June seventh,. said the teacher.


    • The party is on June the seventh
    • The party is on The seventh of June
    • The party is on June 7th

    2. Form
    - Spelling of Ordinal Numbers
    - Just add th to the cardinal number:
    1. four - fourth
    2. 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
    • 101st = hundred and first

    For 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

    first (1st) eleventh (11th) twenty-first (21st)


    second (2nd) twelfth (12th) twenty-second (22nd)
    third (3rd) thirteenth (13th) twenty-third (23rd)
    fourth (4th) fourteenth (14th) twenty-fourth (24th)
    fifth (5th) fifteenth (15th) twenty-fifth (25th)
    sixth (6th) sixteenth (16th) twenty-sixth (26th)
    seventh (7th) seventeenth (17 ) twenty-seventh (27th)
    th

    eighth (8th) eighteenth (18th) twenty-eighth (28th)


    ninth (9th) nineteenth (19 ) th
    twenty-ninth (29th)
    tenth (10th) twentieth (20th) thirtieth (30th)
    fiftieth-fifth (55 )
    th
    eightieth (80th)
    thirty-first (31st) fiftieth-sixth (56th) eightieth-first (81st)
    thirty-second (32 ) nd
    fiftieth-seventh (57 ) th
    eightieth-second (82nd)
    thirty- third (33rd) fiftieth-eighth (58th) eightieth-third (83rd)
    thirty- fourth (34 ) th
    fiftieth-nineth (59 ) th
    eightieth-fourth (84th)
    thirty-fifth (35th) sixtieth (60th) eightieth-fifth (85th)
    thirty-sixth (36 )th
    sixtieth-first (61 )st
    eightieth-sixth (86th)
    thirty-seventh (37th) sixtieth-second (62nd) eightieth-seventh (87th)
    thirty-eighth (38 ) th
    sixtieth-third (63 ) rd
    eightieth-eighth (88th)
    thirty-nineth (39th) sixtieth-fourth (64th) eightieth-nineth (89th)
    fortieth (40 )th
    sixtieth-fifth (65 )th
    ninetieth (90th)
    fortieth-first (41st) sixtieth-sixth (66th) ninetieth-first (91st)
    fortieth-second (42 ) nd
    sixtieth-seventh (67 ) th
    ninetieth-second (92nd)
    fortieth-third (43rd) sixtieth-eighth (68th) ninetieth-third (93rd)
    fortieth-fourth (44 ) th
    sixtieth-nineth (69 ) th
    ninetieth-fourth (94th)
    fortieth-fifth (45th) seventieth (70th) ninetieth-fifth (95th)
    fortieth-sixth (46 ) th
    seventieth-first (71 ) st
    ninetieth-sixth (96th)
    fortieth-seventh (47th) seventieth-second (72 ninetieth-seventh (97th)
    fortieth-eighth (48 ) th
    seventieth-third (73 ) rd
    ninetieth-eighth (98th)
    fortieth-nineth (49th) seventieth-fourth (74th ninetieth-nineth (99th)
    fiftieth (50 )th
    seventieth-fifth (75 ) th

    fiftieth-first (51 )
    st
    seventieth-sixth (76th) one-hundredth(100th)
    fiftieth-second (52 ) nd
    seventieth-seventh (77
    fiftieth-third (53 )rd
    seventieth-eighth (78th
    fiftieth-fourth (54 ) th
    seventieth-nineth (79th

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