An ordinal number refers to a number that

indicates the position or Order of things or objects

such as first , second , third ,fourth ,and so on ...

The first ,second and the third are shown by

adding the letters ‘st’ ,‘nd’ and ‘rd’.All the others

are shown by two letters ‘th’

Cardinal numbers are the numbers which denote

quantity ( for example one , two , three etc.)

Do you know ?

1st , 2nd ,3rd ,……………..are called ordinal numbers. They show

the position .

Comparing ordinal numbers:

Observe the following pattern and fill in the blanks :

1. The second figure in the pattern is a __________________

2. The fourth figure in the pattern is a ________________

3. is on the __________ and ____________ position .

4 . is on the _____________ and ____________ position .

Write T for true or F for false statements .These are twelve months in a year .

If

January is taken as the first month of the year ,then :

1. March is on the third place .( )

2. May is on the fourth place . ( )

3. On the twelfth place , we have December .( )

4. November is on the tenth place . ( )

Fill in the blanks :

1. L is the ______________ letter in the word SLATE.

2. P is the _______________ letter in the word PARROT.

3. R is the _______________ letter in the word JANUARY.

4. M is the _______________ letter in the word CINEMA.

Ans.1. T

2. F

3. F

4. F

Ans.1. second

2. first

3. sixth

4. fifth

let’s do some question related to this

A) Multiple choice questions (MCQs)

Tick (√) the correct option :

1. February is the

a) Second month b) third month c) first month

2. Cardinal number for twelfth is

a) 2 b) 12 c) 11

3. Ordinal number for 4 is

a) Forth b)fourth c) fifth

4. Ordinal number for 19 is

a) Ninteenth b) nintenth c) nineteenth

B) Write true or false :

1. May is the fourth month of the year .( )

2. November is the last month of the year .( )

3. 12th in words is twelfth .( )

4. Violet is the first colour in the rainbow .( )

1. A

2. B

3. B

4. C

1.F

2.F

3.T

4.T