ESL Vocabulary for Numbers
The following page has learning games and example sentences using the following 20 words from the "numbers" category:getting ready...
Mastering numbers is useful for counting, mathematics, and quantitative discussions.
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Example Sentences
first
coming before all others in time or order
Easy Examples
- She finished first in the race.
- He is the first in line.
- It's the first day of school.
Harder Examples
- She was the first person to arrive at the party.
- He won first place in the race and received a medal.
- They will have the first slice of cake at the celebration.
second
coming after the first in order
Easy Examples
- He came in second place.
- She is the second student to arrive.
- It's the second time I've seen this movie.
Harder Examples
- He finished the race in second place.
- She is the second person to speak at the conference.
- They will serve the main course as the second course of the meal.
third
coming after the first and second in order
Easy Examples
- She is the third person in the group.
- He finished third in the competition.
- It's the third week of the month.
Harder Examples
- She finished third in the swimming competition.
- He is the third person in line to enter the building.
- They will announce the third-place winner of the contest.
fourth
coming after the first three in order
Easy Examples
- He was the fourth person to finish the puzzle.
- She finished fourth in the race.
- It's the fourth book in the series.
Harder Examples
- The fourth chapter of the book is the most exciting.
- He finished fourth in the marathon, just shy of a medal.
- They will celebrate their fourth anniversary next month.
fifth
coming after the first four in order
Easy Examples
- She celebrated her fifth birthday.
- He came in fifth in the race.
- It's the fifth day of the week.
Harder Examples
- She lives on the fifth floor of the apartment building.
- He was the fifth person to join the team.
- They will meet for their fifth date this week.
sixth
coming after the first five in order
Easy Examples
- He is in the sixth grade.
- She finished sixth in the competition.
- It's the sixth month of the year.
Harder Examples
- The sixth grade is known for challenging coursework.
- She is the sixth member of the family.
- They will arrive on the sixth day of their vacation.
seventh
coming after the first six in order
Easy Examples
- She is in the seventh row.
- He finished seventh in the game.
- It's the seventh inning of the match.
Harder Examples
- The seventh inning of the baseball game is crucial.
- He celebrated his seventh birthday with a big party.
- They will reach the seventh page of the document soon.
eighth
coming after the first seven in order
Easy Examples
- He is the eighth person in line.
- She finished eighth in the race.
- It's the eighth chapter of the book.
Harder Examples
- She's the eighth student to complete the assignment.
- He won eighth place in the chess tournament.
- They will attend their eighth wedding anniversary dinner.
ninth
coming after the first eight in order
Easy Examples
- She is in the ninth grade.
- He came in ninth place.
- It's the ninth day of the month.
Harder Examples
- The ninth month of the year is September.
- He was the ninth person to join the team.
- They will visit the ninth city on their road trip.
tenth
coming after the first nine in order
Easy Examples
- He is the tenth student to arrive.
- She finished tenth in the competition.
- It's the tenth anniversary.
Harder Examples
- She reached the tenth level of the video game.
- He finished tenth in the swimming competition.
- They will celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary.
eleventh
coming after the first ten in order
Easy Examples
- She is in the eleventh row.
- He came in eleventh in the race.
- It's the eleventh hour.
Harder Examples
- The eleventh hour is often associated with urgency.
- She is the eleventh member of the club.
- They will arrive on the eleventh day of their journey.
twelfth
coming after the first eleven in order
Easy Examples
- He finished twelfth in the game.
- She is the twelfth person to arrive.
- It's the twelfth month of the year.
Harder Examples
- The twelfth item on the menu is a chef's specialty.
- He finished twelfth in the cycling race.
- They will have their twelfth meeting this year.
thirteenth
coming after the first twelve in order
Easy Examples
- She is in the thirteenth row.
- He finished thirteenth in the competition.
- It's the thirteenth day of the month.
Harder Examples
- Friday the thirteenth is considered an unlucky day.
- She is the thirteenth person to complete the challenge.
- They will celebrate their thirteenth wedding anniversary.
twentieth
coming after the first nineteen in order
Easy Examples
- He is in the twentieth row.
- She finished twentieth in the race.
- It's the twentieth day of the month.
Harder Examples
- The twentieth century witnessed significant changes.
- He is the twentieth person to sign up for the event.
- They will reach the twentieth page of the novel tonight.
thirtieth
coming after the first twenty-nine in order
Easy Examples
- She is in the thirtieth row.
- He finished thirtieth in the competition.
- It's the thirtieth day of the month.
Harder Examples
- The thirtieth anniversary is a major milestone.
- She finished thirtieth in the cross-country race.
- They will meet for their thirtieth class reunion.
a quarter
one of four equal parts of something
Easy Examples
- She ate a quarter of the cake.
- He received a quarter of the prize.
- It's a quarter past three.
Harder Examples
- She ate a quarter of the pizza by herself.
- He received a quarter of the total earnings.
- They will divide the pie into a quarter for each person.
a third
one of three equal parts of something
Easy Examples
- He finished a third of the puzzle.
- She drank a third of the milk.
- It's a third of the way there.
Harder Examples
- She shared a third of her dessert with her friend.
- He spent a third of his vacation exploring the city.
- They will split the prize money into a third for each winner.
a half
one of two equal parts of something
Easy Examples
- She cut the apple in half.
- He ate a half of the sandwich.
- It's half past noon.
Harder Examples
- He cut the sandwich in a half to share with her.
- She took a half of the available time to complete the task.
- They will enjoy a half of the chocolate bar each.
three quarters
three of four equal parts of something
Easy Examples
- She has three quarters left.
- He finished three quarters of the race.
- It's three quarters full.
Harder Examples
- She used three quarters of the ingredients for the recipe.
- He arrived three quarters of the way through the movie.
- They will finish three quarters of the project by tomorrow.
a hundredth
one of one hundred equal parts of something
Easy Examples
- He won by a hundredth of a second.
- She has a hundredth of the collection.
- It's one hundredth of the total.
Harder Examples
- She won the race by a hundredth of a second.
- He donated a hundredth of his income to charity.
- They will receive a hundredth of the total share.
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