ordinals

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 1

Do you know who finished first? 

how to use rangtelwoorden (ordinals)

Workbook p.90

ordinals  = rangtelwoorden

geven volgorde aan

 first = 1st

second = 2nd

third = 3rd

Rangtelwoorden

Basisregel: zet -th achter het getal

Behalve bij 

first (1e) - eindigt op -st

second (2e) - eindigt -nd

third 93e)  - eindigt - rd

can you group the ordinals that use the same rule? 

changes 

add th 

spelling changes after adding th

first 

second

thirth 

fourth

sixth

seventh

fifth

ninth

eighth

tenth

eleventh

writedown use the number between ()
Jason is ....(2) child out of four

Tim is ..... in line.

writedown use the number between ()
jake is ....(5) child out of five

when you get gold you won...... place

write the number fully
11th

janet is ..... in line.

when you get bronze you won...... place

write the number fully
6th

if one more person stands in line that person will be the ...... person

write the number fully
511th

write a plan step by step.

ordinals can give the order in which something happens. together with a classmate, you are going to write a plan step by step about how to bake a cake in 10 steps. 

example 

the first step is to get the cake pan

the second step is to get the butter

the third step is to ....... 

you get 10 minutes to do this after you read it to the class. 

Ordinals:

• geven volgorde of een rangorde aan: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th

Je kunt ze zo schrijven:

•  basisregel: schrijf -th achter het getal in het Engels

         four - fourth  and seven -seventh 

• soms verandert de spelling als je -th achter het woord zet:

                  five- fifth and nine- ninth 

•  je hebt 3 uitzonderingen:

                first, second and third