Ordinal numerals indicate the position of an object in an order or a sequence. Russian ordinal numerals agree with the objects they describe in gender, number, and case. They decline as adjectives.

Exercise 5: Recognizing Numerals

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Listen to the speaker. Write down the ordinal numbers she is reading.

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2

3

4

5

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10

Exercise 6: Days and Months

Complete the sentences below with appropriate ordinal numerals. A hint: Russian week starts with Monday.

1. Ianvar' mesiats goda.

2. Piatnitsa den' nedeli.

3. Mart mesiats goda.

4. Iiul' mesiats goda.

5. Voskresen'e den' nedeli.

6. Dekabr' mesiats goda.

7. Oktiabr' mesiats goda.

8. Sreda den' nedeli.

9. Maj mesiats goda.

10. Subbota den' nedeli.

Exercise 7: Completing Sentences

Complete the sentences with the ordinal numerals in the parentheses. Remember to put the numerals in the appropriate gender, number, and case.

1. Moiu sobaku zvali Kutia. (first)

2. Ikh syn stal diplomatom. (fourth)

3. Oni kupili sebe kvartiru. (second)

4. Ia ochen' liubliu simfoniiu Motsarta. (forty first)

5. Eto moj visit v Moskvu. (tenth)

6. Segodnia na obed bliudo – shokoladnyj tort. (third)

7. On chasto slushal simfoniiu Chajkovskogo. (fifth)

8. Eta zhenshchina– zhena izvestnogo pisatelia. (eleventh)