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Telling the Time: Free English Worksheets for Kids

The child reads analogue clocks and writes the time: o'clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to. One worksheet asks the child to draw the hands.

5 worksheets · Last update: 2026-11-06

1.How to Tell the Time: Telling the Time

A reference sheet with four clocks: o'clock, quarter past, half past and quarter to.

Task: Look at the clocks and read the sentences.

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  • It is eight o'clock.
    8:00
  • It is quarter past eight.
    8:15
  • It is half past eight.
    8:30
  • It is quarter to nine.
    8:45

2.Read the Clock: Telling the Time

The child reads nine analogue clocks and writes the time in words.

Task: Look at each clock. Write the time in words.

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  1. It is quarter to four.
  2. It is quarter to eleven.
  3. It is quarter past eleven.
  4. It is half past twelve.
  5. It is seven o'clock.
  6. It is nine o'clock.
  7. It is half past four.
  8. It is two o'clock.
  9. It is quarter past one.

3.Draw the Hands: Telling the Time

The child reads the time under each clock and draws the hour hand and the minute hand.

Task: Read the time. Draw the hour hand and the minute hand on the clock.

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  • It is one o'clock.
  • It is six o'clock.
  • It is quarter to four.
  • It is quarter past nine.
  • It is quarter to twelve.
  • It is half past twelve.
  • It is half past seven.
  • It is quarter to eleven.
  • It is quarter past five.
Show the answers
  1. 1:00
  2. 6:00
  3. 3:45
  4. 9:15
  5. 11:45
  6. 12:30
  7. 7:30
  8. 10:45
  9. 5:15

4.Match the Clocks: Telling the Time

The child draws a line from each clock to the sentence that gives the same time.

Task: Draw a line from each clock to the correct sentence.

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  1. 1.
  2. 2.
  3. 3.
  4. 4.
  5. 5.
  6. 6.
  1. aIt is eleven o'clock.
  2. bIt is half past ten.
  3. cIt is quarter to four.
  4. dIt is quarter past nine.
  5. eIt is quarter past six.
  6. fIt is quarter to eight.
Show the answers
  1. a: It is eleven o'clock.
  2. b: It is half past ten.
  3. f: It is quarter to eight.
  4. e: It is quarter past six.
  5. c: It is quarter to four.
  6. d: It is quarter past nine.

5.Write the Digital Time: Telling the Time

The child reads nine analogue clocks and writes the time in numbers, for example 7:30.

Task: Look at each clock. Write the time in numbers, for example 7:30.

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  1. 2:45
  2. 6:45
  3. 11:15
  4. 3:30
  5. 4:15
  6. 7:00
  7. 8:30
  8. 1:30
  9. 9:00

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