Cardinals & Ordinals
We use it for days in a calendar
Give 1 example
Ordinal
March 2nd
12:30
Half past twelve
I swim in Cancun in the summertime.
(action)
What am I doing in Cancun?
_ _ _ _ _
You feel this when everything is good.
HAPPY
Tell me a question with how often
Great!!!
We use it for positions in a race
Give 1 example
Ordinal
3rd Place
4:00
4 o´clock
Tiffany sings opera at the auditorium on Friday nights.
(place)
Where does Tiffany sing?
_ _ _
You feel this when something is wrong and hurts you
SAD
Tell me six kinds of weather
Rainy
Stormy
Sunny
Windy
Cloudy
Snowy
We use it to count the number of people in a place
Give 1 example
Cardinal
8 people in a room
5:15
Quarter past five
Peter and Nancy play tennis on Sunday mornings.
(time)
When does Peter and Nancy play tennis?
_ _ _ _ _
You feel this when something is constantly in your mind.
worry
Tell me the days of the week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
We use it to talk about our age
Give 1 example
Ordinal
I´m 30
6:40
twenty to seven
Patty goes to school in the afternoons.
(action)
What does Patty do in the afternoons?
_ _ _
You feel this when there is a lot of sun.
Hot
Tell me the months of the year.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
What is the difference between cardinal & ordinal numbers?
A Cardinal Number is a number that says how many of something there are, such as one, two, three, four, five.
An Ordinal Number is a number that tells the position of something in a list, such as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th etc.
17:00
seventeen hundred hours
Professor William teaches English at ENGLISH FOREVER every day.
(place)
Where does Prof. William teach English?
_ _ _ _
You feel this specially on winter
Cold
Who is the best techer in the world?
Of course Teacher AB!!!