How do you spell three
how to spell ordinal numbers — How to Spell
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 21st, 22nd, 33rd
These numbers are called ordinal numbers.
Why do we spell 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th like this?
Where do the letters come from?
In this lesson, we're looking at the spelling of ordinal numbers and a few rules.
1st = first (She won first prize.)
2nd = second (I live on the 2nd floor.)
3rd = third (Take the third turning on the left.)
4th = fourth (It's his fourth birthday.)
5th = fifth (This is the 5th time I've taken my driving test.)
We need to write these ordinal numbers in words in formal writing - business, job applications, etc. But it's OK to write them in numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd...) in informal writing to friends, colleagues, social media comments, etc.
Look at these and notice the last two letters of the words
1st = first
2nd = second
3rd = third
4th = fourth
5th =fifth
Can you see the last two letters of the words make up the ordinal number?
first - last two letters are 'st' so put after 1 = 1st
second - last two letters are 'nd' put after 2 = 2nd
third - last two letters are 'rd' so put after 3 = 3rd
4th - last two letters are 'th' so put after 4 = 4th
We just add 'th' to teen numbers:
14th = fourteenth (fourteen + th)
15th = fifteenth (It's her fifteenth birthday. )
16th = sixteenth
17th = seventeenth
18th = eighteenth
19th = nineteenth
Hyphens for Normal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers from 21 upwards
We need a hyphen when we write cardinal numbers from 21 upwards. Notice there's no space between the letters and hyphen:
twenty-one
twenty-two
thirty-three
sixty-seven
one hundred and twenty-nine
one thousand two hundred and thirty-one pounds
Using a hyphen also applies to ordinal numbers from 21st.
twenty-first = 21st (It's her 21st on Sunday.)
twenty-second
twenty-third = 23rd
thirty-second = 32nd
thirty-third = 33rd
forty-third = 43rd
forty-fourth = 44th
fifty-third = 53rd
fifty-fifth = 55th
sixty-fourth = 64th
sixty-sixth = 66th
seventy-eighth = 78th
seventy-seventh = 77th
eighty-second = 82nd
eighty-eighth = 88th
ninety-ninth = 99th
two hundred and twenty-first = 221st
Remember, no space between hyphen and words.
Spelling rules with whole numbers - 20th, 30th, 40th...
20th = twentieth We have twenty and change the 'y' to 'ie' and add 'th' = twentieth (My birthday is on the 20th)
30th = thirtieth (It's her thirtieth birthday.)
40th = fortieth (It's my 40th birthday tomorrow.)
50th = fiftieth
60th = sixtieth
70th = seventieth
80th = eightieth
90th = ninetieth
In long numbers, 'th' is added to the last number:
106th = one hundred and sixth
242nd = two hundred and forty-second
2018th = two thousand and eighteenth
Careful
four, fourteen, forty (drop the u) and fourth, fourteenth, fortieth
five, fifteen, fifty and fifth, fifteenth, fiftieth ( the 'f' helps pronunciation)
nine, nineteen, ninety but ninth (drop the 'e'), nineteenth, ninetieth (keep the ‘e’)
twelve but twelfth (Notice the 'v' becomes 'f')
Now do the exercise below
Numbers 1 to 100 Counting Chart | English for Kids | Kids
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| 1 one | 2 two | 3 three | 4 four | 5 five | 6 six | 7 seven | 8 eight | 9 nine | 10 ten |
| 11 eleven | 12 twelve | 13 thirteen | 14 fourteen | 15 fifteen | 16 sixteen | 17 seventeen | 18 eighteen | 19 nineteen | 20 twenty |
| 21 twenty- one | 22 twenty- two | 23 twenty- three | 24 twenty- four | 25 twenty- five | 26 twenty- six | 27 twenty- seven | 28 twenty- eight | 29 twenty- nine | 30 thirty |
| 31 thirty- one | 32 thirty- two | 33 thirty- three | 34 thirty- four | 35 thirty- five | 36 thirty- six | 37 thirty- seven | 38 thirty- eight | 39 thirty- nine | 40 forty |
| 41 forty- one | 42 forty- two | 43 forty- three | 44 forty- four | 45 forty- five | 46 forty- six | 47 forty- seven | 48 forty- eight | 49 forty- nine | 50 fifty |
| 51 fifty- one | 52 fifty- two | 53 fifty- three | 54 fifty- four | 55 fifty- five | 56 fifty- six | 57 fifty- seven | 58 fifty- eight | 59 fifty- nine | 60 sixty |
| 61 sixty- one | 62 sixty- two | 63 sixty- three | 64 sixty- four | 65 sixty- five | 66 sixty- six | 67 sixty- seven | 68 sixty- eight | 69 sixty- nine | 70 seventy |
| 71 seventy- one | 72 seventy- two | 73 seventy- three | 74 seventy- four | 75 seventy- five | 76 seventy- six | 77 seventy- seven | 78 seventy- eight | 79 seventy- nine | 80 eighty |
| 81 eighty- one | 82 eighty- two | 83 eighty- three | 84 eighty- four | 85 eighty- five | 86 eighty- six | 87 eighty- seven | 88 eighty- eight | 89 eighty- nine | 90 ninety |
| 91 ninety- one | 92 ninety- two | 93 ninety- three | 94 ninety- four | 95 ninety- five | 96 ninety- six | 97 ninety- seven | 98 ninety- eight | 99 ninety- nine | 100 one hundred |
How to write numbers in words correctly
When a child goes to school, writing begins.
They even exist in mathematics. Then parents begin to wonder - how to write numbers in words correctly, what to learn on their own and then teach their child. Yes Yes! After all, parents write numbers at random, and not as required at school. Therefore, here are our recommendations for writing numbers.
Contents
How to spell the number 1
We start drawing a line from the center of the cell to its upper right corner, and then draw the stick down, trying not to go beyond the lower border of the cell.
Look at the picture and you will understand how to write the number 1 correctly.
If the child still cannot write the number 1 correctly, practice the individual elements of the number and only then start writing the whole number 1.
How to write the number 2 correctly
Number 2 must first of all fit in the cage, so it is important that its head and tail are inside the cage. Well, if the number 2 does not fall forward or backward.
See how the artist drew the number 2 and repeat the same number 2 in the notebook.
How to spell the number 3 correctly
The rule is the same - the number must fit inside the cage, while the upper hook of the number 3 is about half as long as the lower one. In the picture you will see how to trace the number 3.
Practice the elements of the number 3 in your notebook if it is difficult to draw the number 3 right away.
How to spell the number 4 correctly
If in the textbook the number 3 looks like the written one, then the number 4 is completely different from the written one. The number 4 consists of two separate elements. When writing the number 4, the child can tear the pen off the paper. It is important to draw two elements - an inclined stick, like the number 1 and an angled stick to the left of it.
Look at the direction of writing the number 4. This is a real written number, and the child should be forbidden to draw the same triangle as the printed number 4.
How to write the number 5 correctly
or you can divide it into two elements - a tail and an inclined stick with a semicircle. The second spelling is studied at school. The child needs to be explained that the tail should not jump out of the cage, it should not be made too wavy, the main thing is that it should be inside the cage.
Children usually have no problem spelling the number 5 correctly.
How to spell the number 6 correctly
The numbers 6 and 9 are often confused by children. Therefore, it is necessary to clearly indicate to the child that the numbers 6 and 9 are similar to each other, but the number 6 has a hook at the top, and the nine has it at the bottom. You can come up with some kind of associative series so that the child remembers it.
Start writing the number 6 from the top and, smoothly leading the line down, turn to the middle of the cage.
How to spell the number 7 correctly
The printed number 7 does not have a stick in the middle.
However, children easily remember its necessity, otherwise there will be constant confusion with the number 1. However, for example, in England, children do not write a stick in the middle for seven. And the difference between 1 and 7 is only in the slope of the small upper elements, relative to the vertical slash.
How to write numbers in words - look at our pictures.
How to spell the number 8 9 correctly0007
The number 8 is the least favorite number among first-graders. It is written quite difficult - you need to bend the line twice, writing out this figure.
Usually, the difficulty of writing the number 8 lies in the fact that it is still difficult for the child to compare the sizes of the upper and lower ovals of this number.
Everything will come with writing experience. Practice writing the individual elements of this figure first, and then combine them into a single whole.
How to spell the number 9 correctly
The number 9 is a circle at the top and a squiggle at the bottom - see how it can be drawn in the picture.
It is important to remember in which direction to squiggle - to the right or to the left - all this is given with experience. The more the child writes the numbers, the faster he will remember how to write the numbers in words.
The most important thing is that the child sits correctly at the table, that the numbers are well lit and that the pen is comfortable for the child.
What is the correct spelling? / Legislative Duma of the Tomsk Region
Based on the materials of the site http://www.gramota.ru
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What date should I put on the document?
The date of the document is the date of its signing, for the act - the date of the event, for the protocol - the date of the meeting, the decision.
When writing the date, Arabic numerals are used (a pair of digits for the number, a couple of digits for the month and four digits for the year), the separator is a dot:
- 27.08.2007,
- 09/01/2007.
An alphanumeric date is also possible: March 5, 1999, September 1, 2007
How to write, with or without a space: 1500; 150g. BC. / 1500, 150 BC e.?
Graphically, the presence of a space is a sign of a word. All abbreviations and numbers should be separated: 2007, 2008-2014, from 2001 to 2008
Is it possible to write the date in the documents like this: 04/19/08?
The day of the month and the month are written in two pairs of Arabic numerals (with a dot), the year - in four Arabic numerals: 19.04.2008.
If the date is written in numbers (08/22/2007), is it appropriate to write “years” after 2007, and if appropriate, how to do it correctly?
If the date includes the day of the month (day), month and year, then different spellings are possible:
- in digits: 08/22/2007;
- in words and numbers: August 22, 2007; August 22, 2007;
- only in words: August twenty-second, two thousand and seven.
If the date is written in digits, the year word or abbreviation y is not required after the date.
How to write correctly: 2000-2002 or 2000-2002?
Accepted abbreviation of the word years - years.
Should be written: 2000-2002 Such an abbreviation is read as "two thousandth - two thousand two years."
Please note: there is a dash between the numbers, no spaces on either side.
Is the “addressee” centered on the right edge when writing the application or on the left, but on the right side of the sheet?
The attribute "addressee" is usually left-aligned, but always located on the right side of the sheet.
When to use extensions?
Accretion (letter case ending) is used in writing ordinal numbers: 10th class "B"; 11th grade student; 1st car from the center; 5th level of difficulty; take 2nd and 3rd places; early 90-s, 12th route.
Accretion is not used:
- Recording cardinal numbers: dictionary in 4 volumes; work of 2 employees; a series of 12 exercises.
- When recording calendar numbers: March 22, 2003, April 1, January 10.
- If the number is indicated by a Roman numeral: II International Olympiad for schoolchildren in the Russian language; IX Congress, XXI century, Louis XIV.
- In the numbers of volumes, chapters, pages, illustrations, tables, appendices, etc., if the generic word (volume, chapter) precedes the numeral: on p. 196, in vol. 5, in tab. 11, in app. 1 (but: on the 196th page, in the 5th volume, in the 11th table, in the 1st appendix).
How to apply extensions?
The increment of the case ending in ordinal numbers indicated by Arabic numerals can be one-letter or two-letter.
According to the established tradition, the accretion should be one-letter if the last letter of the numeral is preceded by a vowel sound: 5th day (fifth day), 25th anniversary (twenty-fifth anniversary), in the 32nd edition (in the thirty-second edition), in 14th row (in the fourteenth row).
Accretion must be two-letter if the last letter is preceded by a consonant: 5th day (fifth day), to the 25th student (to the twenty-fifth student), from the 32nd edition (from the thirty-second edition), from the 14th row (from the fourteenth row).
If two ordinal numbers follow in a row, separated by a comma or joined by a union, the case ending is increased for each of them: 1st, 2nd cars; 80s and 90s.
If more than two ordinal numbers follow in a row, separated by a comma, semicolon or connected by a union, then the case ending is increased only for the last numeral: 1, 2 and 3 cars, 70, 80, 90 years.
If two ordinal numbers follow through a dash, then the case ending is increased:
b) for each numeral, if the case endings are different: in the 11th - 20th rows.
Source: Reference book of the editor and proofreader: Editorial and technical design of the publication / Comp. and general ed. A. E. Milchin. M., 1985.
How to punctuate the first sentence of a contract containing designations of contracting parties?
The correct punctuation in this phrase is: State Enterprise "Communication", hereinafter referred to as the "Enterprise", represented by General Director Popovich Alexander Mikhailovich, acting on the basis of the Charter, on the one hand and a citizen of the Russian Federation Babkin Ivan Vasilyevich , hereinafter referred to as the "Employee", on the other hand, have entered into this agreement as follows.
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Please note that in this phrase, the words on the one hand and on the other hand act as a circumstance and are not introductory, and therefore do not require punctuation.
Do I need a comma after the words "Respectfully" at the end of a business letter?
It is customary to put a comma after the words “With respect”, despite the fact that the spelling rules do not regulate this case.
For example, correct:
Sincerely,
Chief Accountant of LLC "Sea Landscape"
D.O. Ivantseva
Do I need a period after the signature in a business letter?
Do not put a dot after the signature in a business letter. In documents, including business letters, the signature acts as a so-called requisite (mandatory element) that does not constitute a complete sentence.
It should be noted that in newspapers and magazines there is a tradition to put a dot after the author's signature if the signature is located after the main text of the article.
