Ordinal numbers

Ordinal &
Cardinal numbers
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Ordinal &
Cardinal numbers

Slide 1 - Slide

Cardinal numbers
A cardinal number is a 'normal' number:
one, two, three, etc


Slide 2 - Slide

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.

Slide 3 - Slide

Ordinal numbers
An ordinal number is a 'rangtelwoord' in Dutch.

I have number four on my shirt
I am the fourth in line
four - fourth

Slide 4 - Slide

Ordinal numbers
Most ordinal numbers are just cardinal numbers with 
'th' added at the end.
Six - sixth
Twenty-eight - twenty-eighth
A hundred - hundredth

Slide 5 - Slide

Ordinal numbers
Do watch the spelling of some ordinal numbers:
twelve - twelfth
five - fifth
nine - ninth
sixty - sixtieth

Slide 6 - Slide

Ordinal numbers
Exceptions:
one - first
two - second
three - third

Slide 7 - Slide

Ordinal numbers
This also goes for numbers ending in one, two and three:

twenty-one - twenty-first
fifty-two - fifty-second
seventy-three - seventy-third

Slide 8 - Slide

Ordinal numbers
The abbreviated form ends in the last two letters of the word:
first - 1st
second - 2nd
third - 3rd
fourth - 4th

Slide 9 - Slide

How do you spell 48 in English?
A
Fourty-eight
B
Fourtyeight
C
Forty-eight
D
Fortyeight

Slide 10 - Quiz

How do you spell 'vijftigste' in English?
A
Fivetyth
B
Fiftieth
C
Fifth
D
Fiftyth

Slide 11 - Quiz

How do you spell '21e' in English?
A
Twentyoneth
B
Twenty-oneth
C
Twentyfirst
D
Twenty-first

Slide 12 - Quiz

How do you spell the abbreviated (afgekorte) form of '21e' in English?
A
21th
B
21rd
C
21st
D
21nd

Slide 13 - Quiz

Wat is the correct spelling of 'honderdste' in English?
A
hundreth
B
hundredth
C
hundrest
D
hundredeth

Slide 14 - Quiz

How do you spell '18' in English?
A
Eigtteen
B
Eighteen
C
Eightteen
D
Eighteenth

Slide 15 - Quiz

Which of these is incorrect?
A
twenty-two / twenty-second
B
fourty-five / fourty-fifth
C
Eigthy-nine / eighty-ninth
D
a hundred / hundredth

Slide 16 - Quiz

How do you spell the abbreviated (afgekorte) form of '11e' in English?
A
11st
B
11rd
C
11nd
D
11th

Slide 17 - Quiz

How do you spell the abbreviated (afgekorte) form of '73e' in English?
A
73st
B
73rd
C
73nd
D
73th

Slide 18 - Quiz

Thank you!
Were you:

first
second
third
fourth..
or ninth?

Slide 19 - Slide