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    Ordinal numbers follow formation rules by adding suffixes like -th or changing the suffix. There are some irregular ordinal numbers and exceptions to the typical formation rules. Examples are provided to demonstrate completing ordinal numbers and other tasks like comparing speeds of people and finding times on clocks.

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    Ordinal numbers follow formation rules by adding suffixes like -th or changing the suffix. There are some irregular ordinal numbers and exceptions to the typical formation rules. Examples are provided to demonstrate completing ordinal numbers and other tasks like comparing speeds of people and finding times on clocks.

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    Ordinal numbers follow formation rules by adding suffixes like -th or changing the suffix. There are some irregular ordinal numbers and exceptions to the typical formation rules. Examples are provided to demonstrate completing ordinal numbers and other tasks like comparing speeds of people and finding times on clocks.

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    Angel Rodríguez
    Ordinal numbers follow formation rules by adding suffixes like -th or changing the suffix. There are some irregular ordinal numbers and exceptions to the typical formation rules. Examples are provided to demonstrate completing ordinal numbers and other tasks like comparing speeds of people and finding times on clocks.

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    FORMATION RULES

    ORDINAL NUMBERS
     Usually they all add –th to the cardinal number.
    o Ex: tenth, fourth, sixth…

    ORDINAL NUMBERS  Ending –y, change to –ieth.


    o Ex: twenty twentieth, thirty, forty…
    1st first 16th sixteenth
    2nd second 17th seventeenth  Ending –t, add only –h.
    o Ex: eight  eighth
    3rd third 18th eighteenth
    4th fourth 19th nineteenth EXCEPTIONS:

    5th fifth 20th twentieth  1st, 2nd, 3rd, 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 31st are irregulars.
    6th sixth 21st twenty-first
     5th, 9th, 12th and 29th suffer small irregularities.
    7th seventh 22nd twenty-second
    8th eighth 23rd twenty-third 1. COMPLETE.

    9th ninth 24th twenty-fourth


    a) 23rd _________________ h) ______ forty-second
    10th tenth 25th twenty-fifth
    b) 25th _________________ i) ______  sixty- sixth
    11th eleventh 26th twenty-sixth
    12th twelfth 27th twenty-seventh c) 31st _________________ j) ______  seventy- first
    13th thirteenth 28th twenty-eighth
    d) 54th _________________ k) ______  ninety- third
    14th fourteenth 29th twenty-ninth
    e) 12th _________________ l) _____  fiftieth
    15th fifteen 30th thirtieth
    f) 20th  ________________ m) ______  thirteenth

    g) 5th  _________________ n) _____  twenty- ninth


    2. READ AND COMPLETE. 4. READ AND WRITE THE HANDS ON THE CLOCKS.

    Joe is faster than Billy. Billy is faster than Sarah and Jane. Jane is Mark gets up at seven o’clock. It takes him five minutes to get
    slower than Sarah, but Mary is faster than everybody. dressed. Then he has a wash and cleans his teeth. That takes him
    five minutes. Next he eats his breakfast. That takes him fifteen
    minutes. He watches TV for ten minutes. Then he puts on his coat,
    1. Joe is__________
    but he can’t find his shoes. It takes him five minutes to find them.
    2. Jane is __________ Finally, Mark leaves his house and walks slowly to school. It takes
    him twenty minutes. He arrives at school at__________
    3. Mary is _________
    4. Sarah is __________ He gets up. He gets dressed He cleans his teeth.
    5. Billy is ___________

    3. READ AND COMPLETE.

    1. Beth’s birthday is the ___________ of___________ 7/4


    2. Tom’s birthday is the ___________ of ___________
    31/7 He has breakfast. He watches TV for ten minutes.
    3. My birthday is the ____________ of ___________

    4. My teacher’s birthday is the_________of _________


    26/6
    5. My friend’s birthday is the__________ of __________

    6. My mum’s birthday is the __________ of __________

    7. My dad’s birthday is the __________ of __________ He finds his shoes. He leaves his house.

    8. _______________ is the third month of the year.

    9. November is the _____________ month of the year.

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