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What are ordinal numbers?

We use ordinal numbers to describe which order things come in.

Ordinal numbers are words like:

1stfirst
2ndsecond
3rdthird
4thfourth
5thfifth
6thsixth

and so on鈥

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Examples

Let's practise using ordinal numbers.

Can you point to the second shape?

5 characters

The second shape is wearing glasses.

Can you point to the fourth shape?

5 shapes as characters with the second shape labelled.

The fourth shape has blonde hair.

5 shapes as characters with the fourth shape labelled.

Can you name the order of all of the shapes?

5 shapes labelled in order of first, second, third, fourth and fifth.
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Quiz

Place the dinosaurs in the correct order using their ordinal numbers.

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Karate Cats Maths game. game

Train with the Karate Cats to become an expert in addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, place value and more!

Karate Cats Maths game
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