GRAMMAR FOCUS

Cardinal and Ordinal Number

1. Cardinal Number
Cardinal number disebut juga bilangan pokok. Cardinal number adalah angka yang diucapkan
untuk menunjukkan jumlah. Cardinal number tidak dipakai untuk pecahan atau desimal, tetapi
hanya digunakan untuk berhitung. Contoh cardinal number yaitu 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, dan seterusnya.
Cardinal number juga dapat digunakan untuk menjawab pertanyaan “How many?”

Contoh :

Teacher : “How many students are in the picture?”

Student : “There are five students in the picture.”

Fungsi cardinal number yaitu :

 Untuk menanyakan jumlah. Contoh :
Liza : “How many books do you have, Anna?”
Anna : “I have three books.”
 Untuk menyatakan nomor rumah, halaman buku, dan sebagainya. Contoh :
Teacher : “Please, open your book page 42!”
Students : “OK, Ma’am.”
2. Ordinal Number
Ordinal number disebut juga dengan bilangan bertingkat. Ordinal number adalah angka yang
menunjukkan letak atau posisi sesuatu. Ordinal number tidak menunjukkan jumlah tetapi hanya
menunjukkan letak atau posisi. Perhatikan tabel di bawah ini!

Ordinal Numbers from 1 through 1.000.000

twenty-
1 st first 11 th eleventh 21 st first 31 st thirty-first
twenty-
2 nd Second 12 th twelfth 22 nd second 40 th fortieth
twenty-
3 rd Third 13 th thirteenth 23 rd third 50 th fiftieth
twenty-
4 th Fourth 14 th fourteenth 24 th fourth 60 th sixtieth
twenty-
5 th Fifth 15 th fifteenth 25 th fifth 70 th seventieth
twenty-
6 th Sixth 16 th sixteenth 26 th sixth 80 th eightieth
twenty-
7 th Seventh 17 th seventeenth 27 th seventh 90 th ninetieth
twenty- one
8 th eight 18 th eighteenth 28 th eighth 100 th hundredth
twenty- one
9 th ninth 19 th nineteenth 29 th ninth 1.000 th thousandth
one
10 th tenth 20 th twentieth 30 th thirtieth 1.000.000 th millionth

Contoh :

In the picture, the blue rabbit is the 1st (first), the bear is the 2nd (second), the pink rabbit is the
3rd (third), and the tiger is the 4th (fourth).
 Fungsi ordinal number yaitu :
 Untuk menyatakan angka urutan. Contoh :
Hellen : “What number are you in your family?”
Rio : “I am the first of eight.”
 Untuk menyatakan tanggal. Contoh :
Mike : “What date is today?”
Rica : “Today is 27th May 2014.”

Dalam penulisannya, ordinal number hanya menambahkan dua huruf terakhir pada cardinal
number. Contoh :
 1st = first
 2 nd
= second
 3 rd
= third
 4 th
= fourth
 5 th
= fifth
 6 th
= sixth

3. Nominal Number
Nominal number adalah angka yang digunakan sebagai nama atau identitas sesuatu, tidak
sebagai posisi. Nominal number tidak menunjukkan jumlah atau tingkatan. Nominal number
Ditujukan untuk nomor telepon, nomor induk, nomor rekening, nomor identitas, nomor
kendaraan umum, nomor pemain, dan sebagainya. Contoh :

 Mike : “Who is your favorite football player?”

Jack : “My favorite football player is number 7, Christiano Ronaldo.”

 Alan : “What is your phone number?”

Liza : “My phone number is 87901528.”
 INDIVIDUAL WORK

a. Check your pronounciation and spell out the following cardinal numbers!

1 one 11 eleven 21 twenty one

2 two 12 twelve 30 thirty

3 three 13 thirteen 33 thirty three

4 four 14 fourteen 40 fourty

5 five 15 fifteen 50 fifty

6 six 16 sixteen 55 fifty five

7 seven 17 seventeen 60 sixty

8 eight 18 eighteen 70 seventy

9 nine 19 nineteen 80 eighty

10 ten 20 twenty 90 ninety

100 one hundred

109 one hundred and nine

1.000 one thousand

2.614 two thousand six hundred and fourteen

445 four hundred and fourty five

796 seven hundred and ninety six

b. Answer the questions as the example!

Example :
1+1 =2 Answer : One plus one is two

1. 4+3 =7 Answer : ___________________________________________

2. 27 + 24 = Answer : ___________________________________________
3. 27 – 9 = Answer : ___________________________________________
4. 4x5 = Answer : ___________________________________________
5. 36 : 4 = Answer : ___________________________________________
c. Write the following cardinal numbers!

1. 22 : ____________________________________________________________________
2. 46 : ____________________________________________________________________
3. 57 : ____________________________________________________________________
4. 68 : ____________________________________________________________________
5. 79 : ____________________________________________________________________
6. 80 : ____________________________________________________________________
7. 91 : ____________________________________________________________________
8. 122 : ____________________________________________________________________
9. 458 : ____________________________________________________________________
10. 888 : ____________________________________________________________________

d. Continue these numbers!

Example :
Two – four – six – ...
Two – four – six – eight

1. Four, eight, ...............................................................................................................................

2. One, three, ................................................................................................................................
3. Five, ten, ..................................................................................................................................
4. Ten, fifteen, ..............................................................................................................................
5. Ten, twenty, .............................................................................................................................

e. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions!

Wanda studies at SMP Pelita Harapan. She gets up at 5 a.m. She goes to school at
06.15 a.m. She studies from 7 a.m to 12 p.m. Afer that, she goes back to home. She has lunch
at 12.30 p.m. After lunch, she plays tennis. Sometimes, she reads novels or comics after
playing tennis. She does her homework at 02.00 p.m. Then, she goes to bed at 08.30 p.m.

Questions :

1. Who is Wanda?
__________________________________________________________________________
2. What time does Wanda get up?
__________________________________________________________________________
3. What time does she study?
__________________________________________________________________________
4. What does she do after lunch?
__________________________________________________________________________
5. Where does she study?
__________________________________________________________________________