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Look at the following table to know difference between ordinal a nd cardinal numbers.

Cardinal number Ordinal number
Written Spoken Written Spoken

st
1 One 1 First
nd
2 Two 2 Second
rd
3 Three 3 Third
th
4 Four 4 Fourth
th
5 Five 5 fifth
th
10 Ten 10 Tenth
th
11 Eleven 11 Eleventh
th
20 Twenty 20 Twentieth
21 Twenty one 21th Twenty first

rd
23 Twenty two 23 Twenty third
th
30 Thirty 30 Thirteeth
th
40 Forty 40 Fortieth
th
100 One hundred 100 Hundredth
300 Three hundred 300th Three hundredth
nd
1000 One thousand 1000 A thousandth
nd
10.000 Ten thousand 10000 Ten thousandth
nd
100.000 A hundred thousand 100.000 A hundred
thousandth
th
1.000.000 One million 1.000.000 One/A millionth
th
1.000.000.000 One billion 1.000.000.000 One/A billionth
th
1.000.000.000.000 One trillion 1.000.000.000.000 One/A trillionth
Table 3.2 Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers
We can write ordinal number by using the pattern below.

We use particle “the” in front of ordinal numbers.
This is for first time I see you. (incorrect)

This is for the first time I see you. (correct)

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