Ordinal Numbers Worksheet
Name: __________________________
Date: __________________________
Grade: _________________________
What Are Ordinal Numbers?
Ordinal numbers tell us the position or order of something.
Examples:
1st = first
2nd = second
3rd = third
4th = fourth
5th = fifth
Part A – Write the Ordinal Number
Write the ordinal number in words.
- 1st → __________________
- 2nd → __________________
- 3rd → __________________
- 4th → __________________
- 5th → __________________
- 6th → __________________
- 7th → __________________
- 8th → __________________
- 9th → __________________
- 10th → __________________
- 11th → __________________
- 12th → __________________
- 13th → __________________
- 14th → __________________
- 15th → __________________
- 16th → __________________
- 17th → __________________
- 18th → __________________
- 19th → __________________
- 20th → __________________
Part B – Write the Ordinal Form
Write the ordinal number using numerals.
- first → __________
- second → __________
- third → __________
- fourth → __________
- fifth → __________
- sixth → __________
- seventh → __________
- eighth → __________
- ninth → __________
- tenth → __________
- eleventh → __________
- twelfth → __________
- thirteenth → __________
- fourteenth → __________
- fifteenth → __________
- sixteenth → __________
- seventeenth → __________
- eighteenth → __________
- nineteenth → __________
- twentieth → __________
Part C – Fill in the Blanks
- Monday is the __________ day of the school week. (first)
- Tuesday is the __________ day of the school week. (second)
- If Tom finishes before everyone else, he comes in __________ place.
- Sarah finished after two students, so she came in __________ place.
- The number after 9th is __________.
- The number before 15th is __________.
- The number between 6th and 8th is __________.
- The number after 19th is __________.
- The number before 12th is __________.
- The number between 13th and 15th is __________.
Part D – Choose the Correct Answer
- Which is the correct ordinal form of 3?
A. 3st
B. 3rd
C. 3th - Which is the correct ordinal form of 5?
A. 5th
B. 5st
C. 5nd - Which is the correct ordinal form of 8?
A. 8nd
B. 8rd
C. 8th - Which word means 10th?
A. tenth
B. ten
C. tenst - Which word means 12th?
A. twelveth
B. twelfth
C. twelve - Which comes immediately after 7th?
A. 6th
B. 8th
C. 9th - Which comes immediately before 20th?
A. 18th
B. 19th
C. 21st - Which is the correct spelling?
A. ninth
B. nineth
C. nineth - Which is the correct spelling?
A. fifth
B. fiveth
C. fifeth - Which is the correct spelling?
A. eighth
B. eightth
C. eigth
Part E – Find the Position
Look at the objects and write the ordinal position of each item.
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The orange is in the __________ position. - ⭐ 🌙 ☀️ 🌈 ☁️
The rainbow is in the __________ position. - 🐶 🐱 🐭 🐰 🦊
The rabbit is in the __________ position. - 🚗 🚌 🚲 🚕 🚓
The bicycle is in the __________ position. - 📚 ✏️ 📓 🖍️ 📏
The notebook is in the __________ position.
Part F – Complete the Number Sequence
- 1st, 2nd, __________, 4th, 5th
- 5th, 6th, __________, 8th, 9th
- 9th, 10th, __________, 12th, 13th
- 14th, 15th, __________, 17th, 18th
- 16th, 17th, 18th, __________, 20th
- 21st, 22nd, __________, 24th, 25th
- 26th, __________, 28th, 29th, 30th
- 31st, 32nd, 33rd, __________, 35th
- 36th, 37th, __________, 39th, 40th
- 41st, __________, 43rd, 44th, 45th
Part G – Match the Numbers
Match each number with its ordinal word.
- 1st → ___
- 2nd → ___
- 3rd → ___
- 4th → ___
- 5th → ___
- 6th → ___
- 7th → ___
- 8th → ___
- 9th → ___
- 10th → ___
A. fifth
B. first
C. ninth
D. seventh
E. third
F. tenth
G. sixth
H. second
I. eighth
J. fourth
Part H – Ordinal Numbers in Sentences
Complete each sentence with the correct ordinal number.
- My birthday is on the __________ of May. (15th)
- Jack won the race and finished in __________ place. (1st)
- Emma finished in __________ place after two other runners. (3rd)
- The red car is the __________ car in the line. (4th)
- This is the __________ question on the worksheet. (10th)
- We are reading the __________ chapter of the book. (5th)
- She lives on the __________ floor. (8th)
- Today is the __________ day of our trip. (2nd)
- He came in __________ place in the competition. (7th)
- This is my __________ attempt. (6th)
Part I – Write Your Own
- Write a sentence using first.
- Write a sentence using second.
- Write a sentence using third.
- Write a sentence using fifth.
- Write a sentence using tenth.
Answer Key
Part A:
- first
- second
- third
- fourth
- fifth
- sixth
- seventh
- eighth
- ninth
- tenth
- eleventh
- twelfth
- thirteenth
- fourteenth
- fifteenth
- sixteenth
- seventeenth
- eighteenth
- nineteenth
- twentieth
Part B:
21. 1st
22. 2nd
23. 3rd
24. 4th
25. 5th
26. 6th
27. 7th
28. 8th
29. 9th
30. 10th
31. 11th
32. 12th
33. 13th
34. 14th
35. 15th
36. 16th
37. 17th
38. 18th
39. 19th
40. 20th
Part C:
41. first
42. second
43. first
44. third
45. 10th
46. 14th
47. 7th
48. 20th
49. 11th
50. 14th
Part D:
51. B
52. A
53. C
54. A
55. B
56. B
57. B
58. A
59. A
60. A
Part E:
61. third
62. fourth
63. fourth
64. third
65. third
Part F:
66. 3rd
67. 7th
68. 11th
69. 16th
70. 19th
71. 23rd
72. 27th
73. 34th
74. 38th
75. 42nd
Part G:
76. B
77. H
78. E
79. J
80. A
81. G
82. D
83. I
84. C
85. F
Part H:
86. 15th
87. 1st
88. 3rd
89. 4th
90. 10th
91. 5th
92. 8th
93. 2nd
94. 7th
95. 6th
Part I: Answers will vary.