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== Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers ==

== Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers ==

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A cardinal number defines how many (number) of something are present. Example, my friend's house is 4 (four) houses away from my house. [[File:Number knowledge - Bank (E).png|left|frameless|278x278px]][[File:Number knowledge - Four houses away.png|right|frameless|240x240px]]An ordinal number defines where (position) is something located in a list. Example, my friend’s house is the '''fourth''' building from my house'''.'''

A cardinal number defines how many (number) of something are present. Example, my friend's house is 4 (four) houses away from my house.  

So, if we say there are '''five''' persons standing in the line in a bank and the '''fifth''' person is wearing a blue shirt, we are  

So, if we say there are '''five''' persons standing in the line in a bank and the '''fifth''' person is wearing a blue shirt, we are  

* counting the number of persons, seen standing in a line

* counting the number of persons, seen standing in a line

== Activity: My Train Ride ==

== Activity: My Train Ride ==

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Number Exercise: Using the cardinal word forms and Ordinal numbers.[[File:Number knowledge - Train.jpg|frameless|left|401x401px]]

During the summer holidays, I went to Manguluru from Bengaluru by a train. The engine is the ___________ (1) and the foremost carriage of the train. My mother told me that a train also has cars in which we all travelled. The engine of our train was very strong. It pulled our long train having _________(18) cars easily even in uphill places. Our car was in the middle, _________ (9) from the engine. I sat by the window and was counting the trains and the number of cars they had. The ______(3) train that sped by us was very long having _________ (22) cars. I was surprised to see that the _________ (6) car of a train standing in a station had the words “Medical Van” written on it. It started to move when the guard waved a green flag standing on the _______ (7) car which was also the train’s last car.    

During the summer holidays, I went to Manguluru from Bengaluru by a train. The engine is the ___________ (1) and the foremost carriage of the train. My mother told me that a train also has cars in which we all travelled. The engine of our train was very strong. It pulled our long train having _________(18) cars easily even in uphill places. Our car was in the middle, _________ (9) from the engine. I sat by the window and was counting the trains and the number of cars they had. The ______(3) train that sped by us was very long having _________ (22) cars. I was surprised to see that the _________ (6) car of a train standing in a station had the words “Medical Van” written on it. It started to move when the guard waved a green flag standing on the _______ (7) car which was also the train’s last car.    

It was fun walking along with my father in a moving train crossing __________ (5) cars to reach the __________ (4) car. It was the food or the pantry car. As the train took a bend in the hills, I saw that the ladies’ car was just _________ (2) cars away from the engine. Our car was followed by three air-conditioned cars which were in __________ (10), ___________ (11) and ____________ (12) places away from the engine. When I got off the train at Manguluru, as I walked towards the station, I saw the railway porters unloading many things from two cars in the rear. They were the ___________ (16) and _________ (17) cars. It was a joyous train ride and I was looking forward to visit my grandparents.

It was fun walking along with my father in a moving train crossing __________ (5) cars to reach the __________ (4) car. It was the food or the pantry car. As the train took a bend in the hills, I saw that the ladies’ car was just _________ (2) cars away from the engine. Our car was followed by three air-conditioned cars which were in __________ (10), ___________ (11) and ____________ (12) places away from the engine. When I got off the train at Manguluru, as I walked towards the station, I saw the railway porters unloading many things from two cars in the rear. They were the ___________ (16) and _________ (17) cars. It was a joyous train ride and I was looking forward to visit my grandparents.

== References ==

== References ==

[[Category:Education Series]]

[[Category:Education Series]]