Ordinal and cardinal numbers

ORDINAL AND CARDINAL NUMBERS

Cardinal numbers

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four
• Five
• Six
• Seven
• Eight
• Nine
• Ten
• Eleven
• Twelve
• Thirteen
• Fourteen
• Fifteen
• Sixteen
• Seventeen
• Eighteen
• Nineteen
• Twenty

Ordinal numbers

• First
• Second
• Third
• Fourth
• Fifth
• Sixth
• Seventh
• Eighth
• Ninth
• Tenth
• Eleventh
• Twelfth
• Thirteenth
• Fourteenth
• Fifteenth
• Sixteenth
• Seventeenth
• Eighteenth
• Nineteenth
• Twentieth

Cardinal numbers are used to quantify objects, animals, people, or another stuff.

"There are three cats".

Ordinal numbers are used to express positions.

"That's the third cat".