Numbers and place value · Ages 6–7

Ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd) worksheet

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Numbers and place value · Ages 6–7

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1.Counting from the right, which place is 🐶 in?
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2.Counting from the left, which place is 🍎 in?
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3.Counting from the left, which place is 🍓 in?
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4.Counting from the right, which place is ⚽ in?
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5.Counting from the right, which place is 🐟 in?
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6.15 children stand in a line, and Chi-keung is 8th. How many children are behind Chi-keung?
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7.13 children stand in a line, and Ka-yan is 7th. How many children are behind Ka-yan?
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8.6 children stand in a line. Chi-keung is 3rd from the front. Which place is Chi-keung from the back?
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9.11 children stand in a line. Ka-lok is 9th from the front. Which place is Ka-lok from the back?
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10.Counting from the left, which one is 4th?
- A. ⭐
- B. 🚗
- C. 🐱
- D. 🐟
Choose the right answer
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11.12 children stand in a line. May is 7th, so there are 7 children in front of May.
True or false?
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12.11 children stand in a line. Tsz-ching is 3rd, so there are 3 children in front of Tsz-ching.
True or false?
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13.10 children queue for the slide, and Tsz-hin is 6th. How many children are in front of Tsz-hin?
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14.May is 6th in a queue, with 3 more people behind. How many people are in the queue?
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15.8 books stand in a row on a shelf. May's storybook is 7th from the left. Which place is it from the right?
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16.Ka-yee is 5th in a queue, with 2 more people behind. How many people are in the queue?
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17.12 books stand in a row on a shelf. Tsz-hin's storybook is 5th from the left. Which place is it from the right?
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18.10 children queue for the slide, and Ka-lok is 5th. How many children are in front of Ka-lok?
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Ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd) worksheet: Answers and working

1. 2
This time start with the first on the right and say “first, second…” until you reach 🐶.
This time count from the 1st on the right: 🐶 is 2nd.
2. 5
Start with the first on the left and say “first, second…” until you reach 🍎.
Count from the 1st on the left: 🍎 is 5th.
3. 4
Start with the first on the left and say “first, second…” until you reach 🍓.
Count from the 1st on the left: 🍓 is 4th.
4. 1
This time start with the first on the right and say “first, second…” until you reach ⚽.
This time count from the 1st on the right: ⚽ is 1st.
5. 1
This time start with the first on the right and say “first, second…” until you reach 🐟.
This time count from the 1st on the right: 🐟 is 1st.
6. 7
First work out how many there are counting Chi-keung and everyone in front, then see how many of the 15 are left.
Chi-keung and those in front make 8: 15 minus 8 leaves 7 behind.
7. 6
First work out how many there are counting Ka-yan and everyone in front, then see how many of the 13 are left.
Ka-yan and those in front make 7: 13 minus 7 leaves 6 behind.
8. 4
First work out how many stand behind Chi-keung. From the back, Chi-keung comes straight after them.
6 − 3 = 3 stand behind Chi-keung, so from the back Chi-keung comes next: 4th.
9. 3
First work out how many stand behind Ka-lok. From the back, Ka-lok comes straight after them.
11 − 9 = 2 stand behind Ka-lok, so from the back Ka-lok comes next: 3rd.

10. D. 🐟
Make sure you start from the left end, then count along and stop when you have counted 4.
Count 4 from the 1st on the left: 4th is 🐟.
11. False
Think about which places come before 7th. Does May count as being in front of May?
7th place has the 1st to the 6th in front: 6 children. May is not counted.
12. False
Think about which places come before 3rd. Does Tsz-ching count as being in front of Tsz-ching?
3rd place has the 1st to the 2nd in front: 2 children. Tsz-ching is not counted.

Marking: 2 for the working, 1 for the answer, 1 for the sentence.

13. 5 children
The 6th person has the 1st up to which place in front? Don't count Tsz-hin.
6th place has the 1st to the 5th in front: 5 children.
14. 9 people
First count May and everyone in front, then add the 3 behind.
May and those in front make 6, and 3 behind: 9 in all.
15. 2
First work out how many books are to its right. From the right, it comes straight after those.
8 − 7 = 1 books are to its right, so from the right it comes next: 2nd.
16. 7 people
First count Ka-yee and everyone in front, then add the 2 behind.
Ka-yee and those in front make 5, and 2 behind: 7 in all.
17. 8
First work out how many books are to its right. From the right, it comes straight after those.
12 − 5 = 7 books are to its right, so from the right it comes next: 8th.
18. 4 children
The 5th person has the 1st up to which place in front? Don't count Ka-lok.
5th place has the 1st to the 4th in front: 4 children.

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