Ordinal Number Worksheets - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step to solve each part of the worksheet.

We are working with ordinal numbers — these tell us the *position* or *order* of something in a line, like 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.

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a. Color the 7th pear.

There are 10 pears in a row. We count from left to right:

1st → 2nd → 3rd → 4th → 5th → 6th → 7th → 8th → 9th → 10th

So, the 7th pear is the one in position #7 from the left.

✔ Answer for a: Color the 7th pear (counting from the left).

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b. Color the 10th banana.

There are 10 bananas. Count from left to right:

1st → 2nd → ... → 9th → 10th

The last banana on the far right is the 10th.

✔ Answer for b: Color the 10th banana (the very last one on the right).

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c. Color the 8th apple.

There are 10 apples. Count from left to right:

1st → 2nd → 3rd → 4th → 5th → 6th → 7th → 8th → 9th → 10th

The 8th apple is two spots before the end.

✔ Answer for c: Color the 8th apple (counting from the left).

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d. Color the 3rd cherry.

There are 10 cherries. Count from left to right:

1st → 2nd → 3rd → 4th → ...

The third cherry is early in the line — just after the first two.

✔ Answer for d: Color the 3rd cherry (third from the left).

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e. Color the 1st orange.

There are 10 oranges. The “1st” means the very first one — the one on the far left.

✔ Answer for e: Color the 1st orange (the leftmost one).

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Final Answer:
- a. Color the 7th pear from the left.
- b. Color the 10th banana (last one on the right).
- c. Color the 8th apple from the left.
- d. Color the 3rd cherry from the left.
- e. Color the 1st orange (first one on the left).