Ordinal Numbers – Free Exercise

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Exercises

Change the cardinal numbers into ordinal numbers.

  1. quatre →  remove the final -e of quatre before adding -ièmefourth
  2. dix-huit →   take the cardinal number and add -ième to get the ordinal numbereighteenth
  3. cinquante-cinq →  when changing cinq into an ordinal number, we add a -u before adding -ièmefifty-fifth
  4. une →  the ordinal form of un/une is irregularfirst
  5. vingt-neuf →  the -f in neuf changes to a -v in the ordinal formtwenty-ninth

Write out the ordinal numbers.

  1. 12e →   take the cardinal number and add -ième to get the ordinal numbertwelfth
  2. 3e →   take the cardinal number and add -ième to get the ordinal numberthird
  3. 70e →   take the cardinal number and add -ième to get the ordinal numberseventieth
  4. 1er →  the ordinal form of un/une is irregularfirst
  5. 64e →  remove the final -e of quatre before adding -ièmesixty-fourth

Write the ordinal numbers in numerical form.

  1. quarante-septième →   add -e to signify an ordinal number47th
  2. premier →  the abbreviation for un corresponds to the final two letters of premier1st
  3. dixième →   add -e to signify an ordinal number10th
  4. vingt-cinquième →   add -e to signify an ordinal number25th
  5. trente et unième →   add -e to signify an ordinal number31st