Ordinal Numbers — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. In a row of stars, the third star from the left is the third star you count.
Counting from the left, the third star is the third one you reach.
2. If you count 1st, 2nd, 3rd, then next comes fourth.
After third, the next ordinal word in the list is fourth.
3. In line, Ana is 1st and Ben is 2nd. Cara is third.
Cara stands right after Ben, so her position is the third.
4. Tuesday is the third day of the week after Sunday.
Sunday is first, Monday is second, Tuesday is therefore third.
5. The 5th apple from the left is the fifth apple.
Counting five from the left lands on the fifth apple in the row.
6. If 1st place is gold, 2nd is silver, 3rd is bronze in races.
In races, third place wins a bronze medal after gold and silver.
7. After 6th comes seventh in counting.
After sixth in ordinal order, the next number is the seventh.
8. Wednesday is the fourth day after Sunday.
Sunday first, Monday second, Tuesday third, Wednesday fourth.
9. The last in a group of 4 is the fourth one.
In a group of four, the last item is the fourth one in line.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
1st place medal
→ Gold
Gold
2nd place medal
→ Silver
Silver
3rd place medal
→ Bronze
Bronze
Last place
→ End of race
End of race
Gold is first, silver is second, bronze is third, last is end.