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Problem Overview:

The task involves filling in the blanks with ordinal numbers for the months of the year. There are two sections:
1. Numeric form (e.g., "5th").
2. Word form (e.g., "fifth").

Solution Approach:

- Step 1: Recall the order of the months in a year.
- Step 2: Convert the position of each month into its corresponding ordinal number.
- Step 3: Write the ordinal number in both numeric and word forms.

Known Information:

The months of the year, in order, are:
1. January
2. February
3. March
4. April
5. May
6. June
7. July
8. August
9. September
10. October
11. November
12. December

Ordinal Numbers:

Ordinal numbers indicate the position in a sequence. Here are the first 12 ordinal numbers:
1. 1st (first)
2. 2nd (second)
3. 3rd (third)
4. 4th (fourth)
5. 5th (fifth)
6. 6th (sixth)
7. 7th (seventh)
8. 8th (eighth)
9. 9th (ninth)
10. 10th (tenth)
11. 11th (eleventh)
12. 12th (twelfth)

Solution:

#### Part 1: Numeric Form
Fill in the blanks with the ordinal number in numeric form (e.g., "5th").

1. June is the 6th month of the year.
2. May is the 5th month of the year.
3. December is the 12th month of the year.
4. August is the 8th month of the year.
5. November is the 11th month of the year.
6. October is the 10th month of the year.
7. January is the 1st month of the year.
8. March is the 3rd month of the year.
9. July is the 7th month of the year.
10. April is the 4th month of the year.
11. September is the 9th month of the year.
12. February is the 2nd month of the year.

#### Part 2: Word Form
Fill in the blanks with the ordinal number in word form (e.g., "fifth").

1. January is the first month of the year.
2. March is the third month of the year.
3. October is the tenth month of the year.
4. February is the second month of the year.
5. July is the seventh month of the year.
6. April is the fourth month of the year.
7. December is the twelfth month of the year.
8. November is the eleventh month of the year.
9. September is the ninth month of the year.
10. June is the sixth month of the year.
11. August is the eighth month of the year.
12. May is the fifth month of the year.

Final Answer:

#### Numeric Form:
1. June: 6th
2. May: 5th
3. December: 12th
4. August: 8th
5. November: 11th
6. October: 10th
7. January: 1st
8. March: 3rd
9. July: 7th
10. April: 4th
11. September: 9th
12. February: 2nd

#### Word Form:
1. January: first
2. March: third
3. October: tenth
4. February: second
5. July: seventh
6. April: fourth
7. December: twelfth
8. November: eleventh
9. September: ninth
10. June: sixth
11. August: eighth
12. May: fifth

Final Answer Boxed:
\boxed{
\begin{array}{ll}
\text{Numeric Form:} & \text{Word Form:} \\
1. \text{June: } \mathbf{6th} & 1. \text{January: } \mathbf{first} \\
2. \text{May: } \mathbf{5th} & 2. \text{March: } \mathbf{third} \\
3. \text{December: } \mathbf{12th} & 3. \text{October: } \mathbf{tenth} \\
4. \text{August: } \mathbf{8th} & 4. \text{February: } \mathbf{second} \\
5. \text{November: } \mathbf{11th} & 5. \text{July: } \mathbf{seventh} \\
6. \text{October: } \mathbf{10th} & 6. \text{April: } \mathbf{fourth} \\
7. \text{January: } \mathbf{1st} & 7. \text{December: } \mathbf{twelfth} \\
8. \text{March: } \mathbf{3rd} & 8. \text{November: } \mathbf{eleventh} \\
9. \text{July: } \mathbf{7th} & 9. \text{September: } \mathbf{ninth} \\
10. \text{April: } \mathbf{4th} & 10. \text{June: } \mathbf{sixth} \\
11. \text{September: } \mathbf{9th} & 11. \text{August: } \mathbf{eighth} \\
12. \text{February: } \mathbf{2nd} & 12. \text{May: } \mathbf{fifth} \\
\end{array}
}