02 April 2012 / by Radmila Gurkova

Fractions in English



 

 

 

 

 

Fractions

1/2 one half  or a half

2/3 two thirds

3/4 three quarters

1/4 one quarter

1/5 one fifth

Ordinal Numbers 




































































































































1st



the first



2nd



the second



3rd



the third



4th



the fourth



5th



the fifth



6th



the sixth



7th



the seventh



8th



the eighth



9th



the ninth



10th



the tenth



11th



the eleventh



12th



the twelfth



13th



the thirteenth



14th



the fourteenth



15th



the fifteenth



16th



the sixteenth



17th



the seventeenth



18th



the eighteenth



19th



the nineteenth



20th



the twentieth



21st



the twenty-first



22nd



the twenty-second



23rd



the twenty-third



24th



the twenty-fourth



25th



the twenty-fifth



26th



the twenty-sixth



27th



the twenty-seventh



28th



the twenty-eighth



29th



the twenty-ninth



30th



the thirtieth



40th



the fortieth



50th



the fiftieth



Dates

In English we use ordinal numbers to talk about dates

  • My birthday is on the 14 of February 1980 (incorrect)

  • My Birthday is ON the 14th of February 1980

  • Christmas is ON the 25th of December




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