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Read a clock to the hour

The long hand on the 12 means o'clock: 3:00. The long hand on the 6 means half past: 3:30. An hour later, the hour number goes up by one.

Worked example

The clock shows 8:00. Which words say the same time?
8:00
Answer: 8 o'clock
The minutes are :00, so it is o'clock. The hour is 8: 8 o'clock.

For grown-ups: Time to the hour and half-hour, analog and digital. Below: three problems to try with the worked answers, and a free printable sheet. Children can practise the same skill as a game, with no sign-up and no ads.

  • CCSS 1.MD.B.3
What this practises, for teachers

Practices time to the hour and half-hour, analog and digital (1.MD.B.3). A printable sheet with its answer key, worked answers on the page, no accounts.

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Try three

  1. What time does the clock show?
    123456789101112
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: 11:00
    The long hand points straight up at the 12, so it is o'clock. The short hand points to the 11. The time is 11:00.
  2. The clock shows 11:00. Which words say the same time?
    11:00
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: 11 o'clock
    The minutes are :00, so it is o'clock. The hour is 11: 11 o'clock.
  3. The clock shows 7:30. What time will it be in 1 hour?
    123456789101112
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: 8:30
    One hour later, the short hand moves to the next number and the minutes stay the same: 7:30 becomes 8:30.

Before and after

Learn first: Days of the week (Pre-K)

Comes next: Clock to five minutes (2nd)

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Read a clock to the hour (1st grade)

  1. What time does the clock show?
    123456789101112
  2. The clock shows 11:00. Which words say the same time?
    11:00
  3. What time does the clock show?
    123456789101112
  4. What time does the clock show?
    123456789101112
  5. What time does the clock show?
    123456789101112
  6. The clock shows 10:30. Which words say the same time?
    10:30
  7. What time does the clock show?
    123456789101112
  8. The clock shows 5:30. Which words say the same time?
    5:30
  9. What time does the clock show?
    123456789101112
  10. The clock shows 10:30. Which words say the same time?
    10:30
  11. The clock shows 3:30. What time will it be in 1 hour?
    123456789101112
  12. The clock shows 2:30. Which words say the same time?
    2:30

Answer key

  1. 4:00
  2. 11 o'clock
  3. 8:00
  4. 4:00
  5. 10:00
  6. half past 10
  7. 4:00
  8. half past 5
  9. 6:30
  10. half past 10
  11. 4:30
  12. half past 2

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