When writing ordinal numbers such as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. you should use the last two letters on the word as it would be if you wrote out the whole word. Below are the ordinal numbers both written out and with digits for 1-20.
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When the number ends in “0”, such as “30”, it is acceptable to write the ordinal form with just the “th” ending. Therefore, the correct way to write “30” in ordinal form is “30th”. This follows the general rule of adding “th” to most numbers to indicate their ordinality.
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Correct spelling for 30th is [θˈɜːti͡əθ], [θˈɜːtiəθ], [θ_ˈɜː_t_iə_θ]
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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.)
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How to spell 30th. Here we will spell the ordinal number 30th. In other words, we will show you how to spell and write out 30th using letters only. This is how to spell out 30th: thirtieth. 30th or thirtieth is the ordinal version of the cardinal number 30.
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adjective, adverb, noun [ C ] us / ˈθɜr·t̬i·ɪθ /. Add to word list. (in the position of) the number 30 in a series; 30th: Ashley’s having a party to celebrate her thirtieth birthday. [ C ] Today is the thirtieth of September. A thirtieth is one of thirty equal parts of something.
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Type the words in the box and then check the spelling by pressing the Get answer! button. Check the spelling carefully. Notice how the ending 1st/2nd/3rd/ 4th comes from the last two letters of the word = first, second, third, fourth. a: 1st. b: 2nd.
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Most numbers use the suffix –th, except for 1 (first), 2 (second), and 3 (third). Numbers over 20 use the suffix of the last number, for example, the ordinal for 53 is fifty–third. Be careful of the numbers 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, and 12, because their ordinals use irregular spelling.
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adjective, adverb, noun [ C ] us / ˈθɜr·t̬i·ɪθ /. Add to word list. (in the position of) the number 30 in a series; 30th: Ashley’s having a party to celebrate her thirtieth birthday. [ C ] Today is the thirtieth of September. A thirtieth is one of thirty equal parts of something.
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Spelling of Ordinal Numbers. Just add th to the cardinal number: four - fourth. eleven - eleventh. Exceptions: one - first. two - second. three - third.
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