🇬🇧 Fourth meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

“Fourth” is the word we use for the number 4 when we talk about the order of things. If you line up people or objects and count them—first, second, third—the next one is fourth. It tells us the position of something in a list, line, race, or order, not how many there are in total.

On my fourth attempt to make a sandwich, I finally remembered to add bread.

When the alarm rang for the fourth time, it sounded tired of waking me up.

I tried to tell my joke for the fourth time, and it finally became funny by accident.

On the fourth day of summer break, I forgot what homework even looks like.

I asked my little brother the fourth time to share his chips, and he finally offered me one crumb.

A girl sits by five boxes on the floor. She opens the first, second, third. She points to the fourth box. The fourth box is red. Her mum counts, "first, second, third, fourth!" She opens the fourth box and finds a small cat. It is the fourth present. The cat licks her hand. The girl smiles and hugs the cat.

This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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