Ordinals
Conversation 1
Man: When is your birthday?
Woman: It is October 18th. When is your birthday?
Man: It is May 5th.
Woman: Oh, my sister's birthday is in May.
Man: Oh, what day?
Woman: May 11th.
Conversation 2
Man: When is your vacation?
Woman: It is from the 8th to the 12th. And you?
Man: It is from the 9th to the 15th.
Woman: Wow, so lucky. I work on the 13th.
Man: Yeah, I am lucky.
Woman: Do you start work on the 16th?
Man: Yes, I start work on the 16th.
Conversation 3
Man: Excuse me, where are the books?
Woman: The books are on the fifth floor.
Man: Fifth floor. Got it. And where are the sporting goods?
Woman: Sporting goods are on the third floor.
Man: Third floor. Great. And the restrooms?
Woman: They are on the first, second, fourth and sixth floors.
Man: Great. Thanks so much.
Woman: My pleasure.
Conversation 4
Man: What do you have first period?
Woman: I have math. And you?
Man: I have English. What about second period?
Woman: I have P.E. What about you?
Man: I have history class.
Woman: What do you have third period?
Man: I have art class.
Woman: Really! I have art class third period, too!
Ordinals
Point 1: Ordinals are numbers that show the order things appear or occur.
- first
- second
- third
- fourth
- fifth
- sixth
- seventh
- eight
- ninth
- tenth
Point 2: Most ordinals are just the number + th.
- 20th | twentieth
- 30th | thirtieth
- 40th | fortieth
- 50th | fiftieth
Point 3: The numbers 1 - 3 have special ordinals.
- 1 | first
- 2 | second
- 3 | third
- 21 | twenty-first
- 33 | thirty-third
- 82 | eighty-second
Point 4: The numbers 11 and 12 have special spellings that do not follow the normal rule.
- 11 | eleventh
- 12 | twelfth
- 111 | one hundred and eleventh
- 512 | five hundred and twelfth
Point 5: Numbers that end in -y change to -ieth.
- 20th | twentieth
- 30th | thirtieth
- 40th | fortieth
- 50th | fiftieth
Gap Fill: Complete the conversation with the correct word!