LET'S UNDERSTAND! 📚
A. THE ORDINAL NUMBERS
- The numbers which give us the exact position of an object are called ordinal numbers. Ordinal numbers tell the position of an object rather than their quantity.
Direction: Let's study the ordinal numbers and their spelling.
1st | first | 11th | eleventh |
2nd | second | 12th | twelfth |
3rd | third | 13th | thirteenth |
4th | fourth | 14th | fourteenth |
5th | fifth | 15th | fifteenth |
6th | sixth | 16th | sixteenth |
7th | seventh | 17th | seventeenth |
8th | eighth | 18th | eighteenth |
9th | ninth | 19th | nineteenth |
10th | tenth | 20th | twentieth |
By 10's | |
10th | tenth |
20th | twentieth |
30th | thirtieth |
40th | fortieth |
50th | fiftieth |
60th | sixtieth |
70th | seventieth |
80th | eightieth |
90th | ninetieth |
100th | one hundredth |
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We say:
📌 21st - twenty-first
📌 22nd - twenty-second...
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B. How often do you do something?
Direction: Let's mark the calendar together using the expressions below.
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once a week/month/year
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twice a week/month/year
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thrice a week/month/year
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four (five, etc..) times a week/month/year
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every day or daily
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every week or weekly
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every year or yearly
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every three months or quarterly
Examples:
Here is a chart showing the commonly used Adverbs of Frequency
100% | always |
80% | usually |
70% | often |
50% | sometimes |
20% | rarely |
0% | never |
C. READING LARGE NUMBERS
- Numbers are separated into groups: ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, millions, and so on.
Direction: Let's practice reading large numbers. Here's a chart.
LET'S PRACTICE!
PART I
Direction: Choose the correct expressions from the box below that best describes each photo.
thirteenth | once a year | eight hundred fifty |
eight hundred thirty | three hundred eighty |
1. | 2. |
3. | 4. |
PART II
Direction: Listen carefully as your mentor reads the statements twice then choose the correct answer from the choices below.
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a. seven thousand one hundred four
b. one thousand four hundred seven
c. four thousand one hundred seven
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a. sixteen thousand thirty nine
b. sixteen thousand three hundred fifty nine
c. sixty thousand three hundred forty nine
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a. eight thousand seven hundred seventy seven
b. eighty thousand seven hundred seventy
c. eight thousand seventy seven