Telling Time Worksheets in English

Explore our easy telling time worksheets made just for kids learning how to read clocks. These printable activities help children understand hours, minutes, and seconds through fun and simple tasks. With friendly visuals and clear steps, they’re great for both home and classroom use. Parents and teachers can use them to build strong time-telling skills and boost confidence in young learners.

Before you download the worksheets, here are the important points to know when learning to tell time in English:

Step-by-Step Guide to Telling Time in English

1. Understand the clock:
A clock has two hands. The short hand shows the hour and the long hand shows the minutes.

2. Read the hour:
Look at the short hand and see which number it’s pointing to or closest to. That’s the hour.
If it’s between two numbers, use the smaller one.

3. Read the minutes:
Look at the long hand. Multiply the number it points to by 5.
For example, if it points at 6:
6 × 5 = 30 minutes

4. Combine hour and minutes:
Say the hour first, then the minutes.
Example: If the hour is 3 and the minutes are 30, the time is 3:30.

5. Use “o’clock” for full hours:
When the long hand is on 12, say the hour followed by “o’clock.”
Example: If it’s pointing at 4, the time is 4 o’clock.

6. Add AM or PM:

• Use AM for times from midnight to noon.
• Use PM for times from noon to midnight.
  Example: 8:00 AM is in the morning. 8:00 PM is in the evening.

7. Use “past” and “to” in casual English:

• Say “past” for minutes after the hour:
  3:15 = a quarter past three
• Say “to” for minutes before the next hour:
  3:45 = a quarter to four

Download Printable Worksheet for Telling Time in English

Telling Time Worksheet PDF

For the ease of the learner, we have some Daily Used English Sentences used to tell the time in English below.

1. “What time is it now?”
2. “It’s 7 o’clock in the morning.”
3. “The meeting is scheduled for 2:30 PM.”
4. “It’s quarter past five.”
5. “Dinner will be ready at 8:15 PM.”
6. “The movie starts at 6:45 in the evening.”
7. “I’ll be there at half past two.”
8. “It’s ten minutes to four.”
9. “The train arrives at 3:05 PM.”
10. “The store closes at 9 o’clock at night.”
11. “I’ll pick you up at 7:30 in the morning.”
12. “Can you set a reminder for 1:45 PM?”
13. “We have a lunch break from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM.”
14. “The bus leaves at twenty past six.”
15. “The webinar begins at 11 AM sharp.”

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