Telling time to the half hour

  • Level: Grade 1
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Clocks show either an exact hour or half past the hour. At half past, the long hand points to the 6 and the short hand sits halfway between two numbers.

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Grade 1
Telling time to the half hour

Write the time shown on each clock.

Name Date Score / 12
  1. 1.
    123456789101112 :
  2. 2.
    123456789101112 :
  3. 3.
    123456789101112 :
  4. 4.
    123456789101112 :
  5. 5.
    123456789101112 :
  6. 6.
    123456789101112 :
  7. 7.
    123456789101112 :
  8. 8.
    123456789101112 :
  9. 9.
    123456789101112 :
  10. 10.
    123456789101112 :
  11. 11.
    123456789101112 :
  12. 12.
    123456789101112 :
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Grade 1
Telling time to the half hourAnswer key
  1. 1.
    1234567891011126:30
  2. 2.
    12345678910111212:30
  3. 3.
    1234567891011122:00
  4. 4.
    1234567891011125:00
  5. 5.
    1234567891011127:30
  6. 6.
    1234567891011129:30
  7. 7.
    1234567891011121:30
  8. 8.
    1234567891011127:00
  9. 9.
    1234567891011128:00
  10. 10.
    1234567891011122:30
  11. 11.
    12345678910111211:00
  12. 12.
    1234567891011121:00
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About this worksheet

Clock faces are drawn with all 60 minute marks, and the hour hand moves between numbers as it does on a real clock, so students learn to read its exact position.

Each sheet contains 8, 12 or 16 problems (your choice) and is generated at random. Press “New problems” as many times as you like; there is no limit and no account needed.

Worked example

123456789101112 :
  1. The short hand is the hour hand. It points exactly at the 10, so the hour is 10.
  2. The long hand is the minute hand. It points straight up at the 12, which means 0 minutes: the time is on the hour.
  3. Write the hour, a colon, then the minutes with two digits: 10:00.

Answer: 10:00

Teaching tips

  • At half past, read the number the short hand has just passed, not the one it is moving toward.
  • Use a real clock with movable hands for the first few problems.

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