Telling the time - exercises with answers and a worksheet

 

In these telling the time exercises, I will teach you to read digital/analogue clocks and write time in words. I have included many examples to give you plenty of practice. Try to do all of them to build your confidence.

1. Exercise 1: what time is it?

Read each clock and choose the correct answer.

10:20



It’s twenty past ten.
05:15



It’s quarter past five.
06:45



It’s quarter to seven.
10:50



It’s ten to eleven.
11:35



It’s twenty-five to twelve.
10:53



It’s seven to eleven.
05:12



It’s twelve past five.
06:47



It’s thirteen to seven.
10:55



It’s five to eleven.
18:30



It’s half past six.
07:08



It’s eight past seven.

Exercise 2: drag and drop

Instructions: move the 'clock' to the correct boxes. When you are done, press the reset button to play the quiz again with new 'clocks' to read.

Score: 0/10

Drag these 'clocks' into their correct boxes

Drop the 'clocks' into the matching words

3. Listening

At what time do Paul and Mary get up? Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answer. Change your browser to google chrome if the mp3 audio does not work.

A. Paul does not get up before quarter to nine.



true

B. Paul gets up at quarter to eight.



false

C. Paul gets up at quarter past eight.



false

D. Mary gets up at five in the morning.



true

E. Mary gets up at five in the afternoon.



false

4. Telling the time worksheet

Telling the time exercises: practise reading, writing, and matching times with clocks.
Telling the time exercises
Click here to check the answers to the worksheet
  1. It’s two o’clock.
  2. It’s half past eight.
  3. It’s ten past ten.
  4. It’s quarter past two.
  5. It’s five to four.
  6. It’s five to eleven.
  7. It’s nine o’clock.
  8. It’s half past twelve.
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