Dates, Ordinal Numbers and On / In

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For the teacher: Teach this lesson in 12 minutes, guide students through the rules, and review the answers together.

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For the learner: First, read the four simple rules and birthday examples in the table carefully.

Next, complete the 12 practice exercises from easy to hard.

Grammar Rules: Dates and Birthdays

Rule	Example
Ordinal numbers show order (first, second, third, fourth, fifth).	This is my first birthday card.
on goes with a date.	My birthday is on the fifth of May.
in goes with a month.	Her birthday is in July.
Ask for a date with When or What is the date.	When is your birthday party?

Item 1: Choose the correct sentence.

____The party is in the second of June.____The party is on the second of June.____The party is at the second of June.

Item 2: Choose the correct sentence.

____We celebrate my birthday in August.____We celebrate my birthday on August.____We celebrate my birthday to August.

Item 3: Choose the correct question.

____Where is your birthday?____Who is your birthday?____When is your birthday?

Item 4: Rewrite the date in words.

(May)

Write "3 May" in full words:

____

Item 5: Rewrite the date in words.

(October)

Write "1 October" in full words:

____

Item 6: Rewrite the date in words.

(April)

Write "4 April" in full words:

____

Item 7: Fill in the blank with in or on.

(November)

I invite my friends to a party ___ November.

____

Item 8: Fill in the blank with in or on.

(candle)

We put a candle on the cake ___ the second of March.

____

Item 9: Fill in the blank with an ordinal number word (first, second, third, fourth, fifth).

(present)

This is my 5th present. It is my ___ present.

____

Item 10: Correct the mistake in the message.

(balloon)

"Hi Sam! I have a red balloon. What is date of your party?"

Which word is missing before 'date'?

____a____the____an

Item 11: Correct the mistake in the message.

(card)

"Thank you for the card! My birthday is in the tenth of May."

Replace the wrong word in with the correct word:

____

Item 12: Correct the mistake in the message.

(sing)

"We sing and eat cake on July."

Replace the wrong word on with the correct word:

____

How to use this lesson

Grammar Rules: Dates and Birthdays

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