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Joy English · Level A2 · Numbersjoy-english.com

Dates and birthdays

Name:Date:

Hear ordinal numbers with months.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

birthday
The day of the year when you were born.
festival
A special event with music or celebrations.
married
Joined as husband and wife or as partners.

Answer key

  1. My birthday is on the 3rd of May.“The third of May” is common in British English. Write 3rd or third.
  2. Her party is on Saturday the 21st.Listen for the st at the end of “twenty-first”. Write 21st or the words.
  3. The school year starts on the 1st of September.The t of “first” is soft before “of”. Write 1st or first.
  4. We got married on the 14th of June.“Fourteenth” ends with a th sound. Write 14th or the word.
  5. The festival is from the 5th to the 9th of July.“Fifth” and “ninth” both end in th. Use digits for both dates or words for both.

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