Activities with Cardinal, Ordinal, Fractional and Multiplicative Numerals

We selected some activities with cardinal, ordinal, fractional and multiplicative numerals. The numeral is responsible for indicating numerical beings. They can be cardinal, ordinal, fractional and multiplicative. They report the amount of things, people or ordering in a given series. Below is an explanation of each of them and some examples that can help students to better understand the subject.

• Cardinal numerals indicate the amount of things as well as beings.

Examples:

In 2019 I will be twenty-nine years old.

I bought four books by Paulo Coelho to read on vacation.

My brother bought a sticker album and five comic books.

• Ordinal numerals indicate the number of the position, order or even the occupied place.

Example:

I came first in the marathon in Rio.

It's the first time we've visited Corcovado.

Our faculty ranked tenth among the best in the world.

• Fractional numerals end up referring to the fractionation of a given unit. They can indicate divisions, parts and fractions.

Example:

It was three tenths until I passed Physics.

More than half of the teachers joined the strike.

I want at least a quarter of this apple pie.

I couldn't solve half of the problems on the list.

• Multiplicative numerals tell you how many times a quantity has been multiplied. That is, they indicate the proportional increase in that given amount.

Example:

I earn triple what my coworker does.

Twice as many students arrived at the school today.

We will spend four nights in a duplex room in a hotel in Chile.

We selected some activities with cardinal, ordinal, fractional and multiplicative numerals that can be applied in the classroom or as homework. The important thing is to let students practice more and more. A good idea is to set up some kind of exercise that can be done in a group or on a wheel with the whole class. Follow the tips below.