CARDINAL &
ORDINAL NUMBERS
UYUNNASIRAH HAMBALI
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF MAKASSAR
CARDINAL NUMBERS ( BILANGAN BIASA)
• Cardinal numbers are numbers that say how many of something there are. Cardinal
numbers are usually used to describe the number or quantity of an object. The form of
cardinal numbers or ordinary numbers and how to read them are as follows:
• 1 : one 11 : eleven 21 : Twenty-one
• 2 : two 12 : twelve 22 : Twenty-two
• 3 : three 13 : thirteen 23 : Twenty-three
• 4 : four 14 : fourteen 24 : Twenty-four
• 5 : five 15 : fifteen 25 : Twenty-five
• 6 : six 16 : sixteen 30 : thirty
• 7 : seven 17 : seventeen 50 : fifty
• 8 : eight 18 : eighteen 100 : one hundred
• 9 : nine 19 : nineteen 1.000 : one thousand
• 10 : ten 20 : twenty 1.000.000 : one million
ORDINAL NUMBERS ( BILANGAN BERTINGKAT)
• In addition to the cardinal number, in English there is also an ordinal number. An ordinal
number is a number that indicates the position of something in a list. Ordinal numbers are
also usually used to describe a sequence or stage.
The form of the ordinal number and how to read it can be seen as follows:
• 1st : first 11th : eleventh 21st : twenty-first
• 2nd : second 12th : twelfth 22nd : twenty-second
• 3rd : third 13th : thirteenth 23rd : twenty-third
• 5th : fifth 15th : fifteenth 25th : twenty-fifth
• 6th : sixth 16th : sixteenth 26th : twenty-sixth
• 8th : eighth 18th : eighteenth 100th : one hundredth
• 9th : ninth 19th : nineteenth 1,000th : one thousandth
• 10th : tenth 20th : twentieth 1,000,000th : one millionth
Cardinal Numbers Ordinal Numbers
• one apple first time
• three chairs • second grade
• fifteen children • third opinion
• I have three apples. • This is my first time to go to Bali.
• There are two children • This is my second question.
PRACTICE :
• 1. I’ve been visiting Seoul for two times.
• 2. This is my first time going to London.
• 3. I think we’ve met for the fourth times today.
• 4. I don’t think we can go hiking. It’s been raining so hard these past two days.
• 5. This is not the first time Attila doing it.
• 6. Nichkhun is one of the members of a Korea’s boy band.
• 7. Super Junior has announced their comeback after two years.
• 8. The group is the first non-scientist group that ever come to MDRS.
• 9. Ila got two phones from her father, and now she lost them all.
• 10. We’ve been calling for four times, but no one answered.
DATE & YEARS
• July 3rd: July the third • 1991 = ninety ninety one
• November 20th: November the twentieth • 1985 = ninety eighty five
• December 31st: December the thirty-firs • 2001 = two thousand and one
• I was born the seventh february, ninety • 2007 = two thousand and seven
ninety-one • 2020 = two thousand and twenty
• 2021 = two thousand and twenty one
COUNTING
• Plus ( +)
• minus ( - )
• Times ( x )
• Devide ( : )
• Equal ( = )
• Fraction ( pecahan )
• Decimal ( decimal )
• 50 = fifthy • ½ = a half
• 2 ½ = two and a half
• 89 = eighty nine
• 1/3 = one-third
• 77 = seventy seven
• ¼ = a quarter
• 106 = one hundred and six • ¾ = three-quarters
• 120 = one hundred and twenty • 5 ¼ = five and a quarter
• 0.2 = zero point two
• 5.340 = five thousand three hundred and
• 0.38 = zero point three eight
fourty
• 2.1 = two point one
• 9.030 = nine thousand and thirty.
PRACTICE THIS NUMBER!
1) 17 = a) 15.350 =
2) 85 = b) 24. 920 =
3) 109 = c) ¼=
4) 220 = d) 3/5 =
5) 777 = e) 2/8 =
6) 1.433 = f) 0,07 =
7) 6.598 = g) 0,13 =
8) 3.060 = h) 2,34 =
