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Long ago, kings and queens used ordinals in their names.

Long ago, kings and queens used ordinals in their names.

A king might be called Henry the Eighth, because seven kings named Henry came before him. The ordinal shows his place in line!

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Ordinal numbers tell the order, like first, second, and third. Ordinal numbers tell the order, like first, second, and third. The winner of a race comes in first place. The winner of a race comes in first place. 'First' comes before 'second', and 'second' before 'third'. 'First' comes before 'second', and 'second' before 'third'. We can write ordinals in a short way, like 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. We can write ordinals in a short way, like 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. In Vietnamese, 'thứ nhất' means first and 'thứ hai' means second. In Vietnamese, 'thứ nhất' means first and 'thứ hai' means second.