The Cats In Line Activity Page

Ordinal numbers indicate positions or the order of objects. If ten people ran in a race, the person that ran the fastest would be in first place. The next fastest runner would be in second place. Then, there would be third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth places.


The first ten ordinal numbers are:

The next ten ordinal numbers are:

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

Look at the cats in a line. Decide the position of the orange cat. Click on the correct ordinal number.

1.

eighth
fifth
sixth


2.

eleventh
tenth
twelfth

3.

fourth
second
third

4.

ninth
tenth
eighth

5.

eighth
seventh
sixth

6.

second
first
third

7.

thirteenth
eleventh
twelfth

8.

seventh
sixth
fifth

9.

second
third
first

10.

ninth
tenth
eleventh

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