1. They are used to indicate the position of an element in a sequence.
  2. Ordinal numbers must agree in gender and number with the noun they refer to.
  3. From 11 onwards, cardinal numbers are used more frequently than ordinal numbers.
Número (Number)Masculino (Masculine)Femenino (Feminine)
1º / 1ªPrimero (First)Primera (First)
2º / 2ªSegundo (Second)Segunda (Second)
3º / 3ªTercero (Third)Tercera (Third)
4º / 4ªCuarto (Fourth)Cuarta (Fourth)
5º / 5ªQuinto (Fifth)Quinta (Fifth)
6º / 6ªSexto (Sixth)Sexta (Sixth)
7º / 7ªSéptimo (Seventh)Séptima (Seventh)
8º / 8ªOctavo (Eighth)Octava (Eighth)
9º / 9ªNoveno (Ninth)Novena (Ninth)
10º / 10ªDécimo (Tenth)Décima (Tenth)

Exceptions!

  1. "Primero" and "tercero" lose the final "o" in front of masculine singular nouns.

Exercise 1: Los números ordinales

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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séptimo, quinto, primer, sexto, cuarta, primero, tercer, octavo

1. 3º:
Estamos en el ... año de matrimonio.
(We are in the third year of marriage.)
2. 8º:
Agosto es el ... mes del año.
(August is the eighth month of the year.)
3. 5ª:
Mayo es el ... mes del año.
(May is the fifth month of the year.)
4. 4ª:
Es la ... vez que llamo a mi madre.
(This is the fourth time I have called my mother.)
5. 6º:
Junio es el ... mes del año.
(June is the sixth month of the year.)
6. 7º:
Vivo en el ... piso.
(I live on the seventh floor.)
7. 1º:
¿Este piso es el ...?
(Is this flat the first one?)
8. 1º:
Hoy es el ... día del mes.
(Today is the first day of the month.)

Exercise 2: Dialogue completion

Instruction: Complete the dialogue with the correct solution

1. El ______ capítulo es muy interesante.

( The ______ chapter is very interesting.)

2. Ella vive en el ______ piso de este edificio.

( She lives on the ______ floor of this building.)

3. El ______ día de la semana es miércoles.

( The ______ day of the week is Wednesday.)

4. Recuerdo el ______ concierto con mucho cariño.

( I remember the ______ concert with much affection.)

5. El ______ alumno llegó tarde a clase.

( The ______ student arrived late to class.)

6. Recordamos el ______ aniversario de la empresa.

( We remember the ______ anniversary of the company.)

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