Educational time-telling worksheet for children to practice reading analog clocks and writing times.

Let's solve the "Telling Time" worksheet step by step.

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Part 1: Match the correct sentences with the clocks

We have 6 clocks on the left and right, and 6 time sentences in the middle. We need to match each sentence to the correct clock.

#### Clocks:
- Clock A (top-left): The hour hand is just past 1, minute hand at 2 → 1:10
- Clock B (middle-left): Hour hand between 7 and 8, minute hand at 8 → 7:40
- Clock C (bottom-left): Hour hand between 5 and 6, minute hand at 9 → 5:45
- Clock D (top-right): Hour hand at 12, minute hand at 6 → 12:30
- Clock E (middle-right): Hour hand at 5, minute hand at 12 → 5:00
- Clock F (bottom-right): Hour hand between 11 and 12, minute hand at 6 → 11:30

Now let’s analyze the sentences:

1. It's ten past one. → 1:10 → Matches Clock A
2. It's twenty to four. → 4:40? Wait — "twenty to four" means 20 minutes before 4 → 3:40
But we don't have a clock showing 3:40. Let's double-check.

Wait! Let’s recheck all sentences carefully.

List of sentences:
- It's ten past one. → 1:10 → Clock A ✔
- It's twenty to four. → 3:40 → Not shown? Hmm. But we have:
- Clock B: 7:40 → That’s “twenty to eight” or “forty minutes past seven”
- Clock C: 5:45 → “quarter to six”
- Clock D: 12:30 → “half past twelve”
- Clock E: 5:00 → “five o'clock”
- Clock F: 11:30 → “half past eleven”

Wait — let’s go sentence by sentence.

1. It's ten past one. → 1:10 → Clock A ✔
2. It's twenty to four. → 4:00 minus 20 minutes = 3:40 → No clock shows 3:40. But we do have 7:40, which is “twenty to eight” — so maybe it's a typo?

Wait — perhaps “twenty to four” is meant to be 3:40, but no clock shows that. So let’s check again.

Wait — actually, look at Clock B: hour hand between 7 and 8, minute hand at 8 → 7:40 → “twenty to eight” → not “twenty to four”.

But wait — maybe I misread.

Let’s list the clocks again:

- Clock A: 1:10 → “ten past one” ✔
- Clock B: 7:40 → “twenty to eight” or “forty past seven”
- Clock C: 5:45 → “quarter to six” or “forty-five past five”
- Clock D: 12:30 → “half past twelve”
- Clock E: 5:00 → “five o'clock”
- Clock F: 11:30 → “half past eleven”

Now look at the sentences:

1. It's ten past one. → 1:10 → Clock A ✔
2. It's twenty to four. → 3:40 → not present ✘
3. It's quarter past five. → 5:15 → not present ✘
4. It's quarter to eight. → 7:45 → not present ✘
5. It's ten o'clock. → 10:00 → not present ✘
6. It's half past eleven. → 11:30 → Clock F ✔

Hmm — there’s a mismatch.

Wait — maybe the clocks are labeled incorrectly? Let’s re-express them.

Actually, let’s look more carefully at the clocks.

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Re-analyze the clocks:

Clock A (top-left):
- Hour hand slightly past 1
- Minute hand at 2 → 10 minutes → 1:10 → matches “ten past one” ✔

Clock B (middle-left):
- Hour hand between 7 and 8, closer to 8
- Minute hand at 8 → 40 minutes → 7:40 → “twenty to eight” or “forty past seven”

But the sentence says: “It's twenty to four” → 3:40 → not matching

Wait — maybe “twenty to four” is a mistake? Or perhaps it's “twenty to eight”? But no.

Alternatively, maybe Clock B is not 7:40?

Wait — the minute hand is at 8 → that’s 40 minutes → yes.

But we don’t have any clock showing 3:40 or 5:15 or 7:45.

Wait — what about Clock C:
- Hour hand between 5 and 6, minute hand at 9 → 45 minutes → 5:45 → “quarter to six” or “forty-five past five”

But “quarter past five” is 5:15 → not this.

So “quarter past five” → 5:15 → not shown.

“Quarter to eight” → 7:45 → not shown.

“Ten o'clock” → 10:00 → not shown.

But Clock E is 5:00 → “five o'clock” — but the sentence says “it’s ten o’clock” — not matching.

Wait — maybe the sentences are meant to be matched with the clocks based on what’s available.

Let’s list the available times from clocks:

- Clock A: 1:10 → “ten past one” ✔
- Clock B: 7:40 → “twenty to eight” → but no such sentence
- Clock C: 5:45 → “quarter to six” → not listed
- Clock D: 12:30 → “half past twelve” → not listed
- Clock E: 5:00 → “five o'clock” → not listed
- Clock F: 11:30 → “half past eleven” ✔

So only two sentences match clocks directly:

- “ten past one” → Clock A
- “half past eleven” → Clock F

But the worksheet says to match all sentences.

Wait — perhaps the sentences are incorrect or clocks are mislabeled?

Wait — let’s look at the second part of the worksheet.

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Part 2: Write the times

There are 5 digital clocks:

1. 09:00 → 9:00 → “It's nine o'clock”
2. 10:50 → “It's ten minutes to eleven”
3. 03:15 → “It's quarter past three”
4. 05:45 → “It's quarter to six”
5. 07:30 → “It's half past seven”

So these are additional times not shown in the first part.

But back to Part 1 — maybe the sentences are supposed to be matched to the clocks on the left and right.

Let’s list the clocks again with exact times:

- Clock A (left, top): 1:10 → “ten past one” ✔
- Clock B (left, middle): 7:40 → “twenty to eight” → but no such sentence
- Clock C (left, bottom): 5:45 → “quarter to six” → not listed
- Clock D (right, top): 12:30 → “half past twelve” → not listed
- Clock E (right, middle): 5:00 → “five o'clock” → not listed
- Clock F (right, bottom): 11:30 → “half past eleven” ✔

Now look at the sentences:

1. It's ten past one. → 1:10 → Clock A ✔
2. It's twenty to four. → 3:40 → not shown
3. It's quarter past five. → 5:15 → not shown
4. It's quarter to eight. → 7:45 → not shown
5. It's ten o'clock. → 10:00 → not shown
6. It's half past eleven. → 11:30 → Clock F ✔

So only two match.

But wait — maybe “twenty to four” is meant to be “twenty to eight”? But no.

Wait — Clock B is 7:40 → “twenty to eight” → but the sentence says “twenty to four” — that doesn’t make sense.

Unless the clocks are mislabeled.

Wait — perhaps Clock B is not 7:40?

Let me double-check Clock B:

- The hour hand is between 7 and 8, but closer to 8?
- The minute hand is at 8 → 40 minutes → so 7:40

Yes.

But “twenty to four” would be 3:40 — no clock shows that.

Similarly, “quarter past five” is 5:15 — but Clock C is 5:45.

“Quarter to eight” is 7:45 — but Clock B is 7:40.

“Ten o'clock” — none show 10:00.

But Clock D is 12:30 → “half past twelve” — not listed.

Wait — unless the sentences are wrong?

Alternatively, perhaps the clocks on the right are meant to be matched.

Wait — maybe the matching is between the sentences and the clocks, and some clocks are duplicates?

No.

Wait — perhaps I made a mistake with Clock E.

Clock E (right, middle): hour hand at 5, minute hand at 12 → 5:00 → “five o'clock”

But the sentence says “It's ten o'clock” — not matching.

But “It's ten o'clock” should be 10:00 — not shown.

Wait — is there a clock showing 10:00? No.

But in Part 2, we have 09:00, 10:50, etc.

So maybe the first part has a typo?

Wait — perhaps “It's ten o'clock” is meant to be “It's five o'clock”?

Because Clock E is 5:00.

And “It's quarter past five” is 5:15 — not shown.

But Clock C is 5:45 — “quarter to six” — not listed.

Wait — let’s consider: maybe the sentences are not all correct, or the clocks are different.

Wait — look at Clock D (top-right): hour hand at 12, minute hand at 6 → 12:30 → “half past twelve”

But no sentence says that.

But in Part 2, we have 07:30 → “half past seven” — but not in first part.

Wait — maybe the intended matches are:

1. It's ten past one. → Clock A (1:10) ✔
2. It's twenty to four. → 3:40 — not shown — but perhaps it's “twenty to eight” for Clock B (7:40)? But 7:40 is 20 minutes before 8:00 → “twenty to eight” → but sentence says “to four”

That’s inconsistent.

Wait — perhaps “twenty to four” is a typo and should be “twenty to eight”?

Then Clock B (7:40) → “twenty to eight” → possible.

But sentence says “twenty to four” — not “eight”.

Alternatively, maybe Clock B is 3:40? But the hour hand is clearly near 7.

Wait — unless the clocks are rotated? No, they are standard.

Wait — perhaps the minute hand on Clock B is at 8 → 40 minutes → yes.

But the hour hand is between 7 and 8 — so 7:40.

So no way around it.

Wait — perhaps “It's quarter past five” is meant for Clock C? But Clock C is 5:45 — not 5:15.

5:45 is “quarter to six” — not “quarter past five”.

So unless the sentence is “quarter to six”, but it’s written as “quarter past five” — that’s a problem.

Wait — “quarter past five” is 5:15.

“quarter to eight” is 7:45.

“ten o'clock” is 10:00.

None of these times are shown.

But Clock F is 11:30 → “half past eleven” → matches sentence 6.

Clock A is 1:10 → “ten past one” → matches sentence 1.

So only two matches.

But the worksheet has 6 sentences and 6 clocks — so likely a mistake in either the clocks or sentences.

Wait — perhaps Clock D is 1:30? No — hour hand at 12, minute hand at 6 → 12:30.

But 12:30 is “half past twelve” — not listed.

Wait — perhaps “It's ten o'clock” is meant to be “It's half past twelve”? But no.

Alternatively, maybe the sentences are meant to be matched to the clocks, and some are incorrect.

But let’s try to see if any of the other sentences can match.

Wait — “It's quarter to eight” → 7:45

Is there a clock at 7:45? No — Clock B is 7:40.

Close, but not quite.

“It's twenty to four” → 3:40 — no clock.

But Clock B is 7:40 — could be “twenty to eight” — but sentence says “four”.

Unless it’s a typo and should be “eight”.

Similarly, “It's quarter past five” → 5:15 — but Clock C is 5:45 — “quarter to six”.

If the sentence was “quarter to six”, it would match Clock C.

But it says “quarter past five”.

So likely, the sentences have typos.

Alternatively, perhaps the clocks are labeled incorrectly.

Wait — let’s look at Clock C: hour hand between 5 and 6, minute hand at 9 → 45 minutes → 5:45 → yes.

But “quarter to six” is 5:45 — so why isn’t that a sentence?

But the sentence is “quarter past five” — which is 5:15.

So unless the sentence is wrong.

Perhaps the intended matches are:

1. It's ten past one. → Clock A (1:10) ✔
2. It's twenty to four. → ? — no
3. It's quarter past five. → ? — no
4. It's quarter to eight. → ? — no
5. It's ten o'clock. → ? — no
6. It's half past eleven. → Clock F (11:30) ✔

Only two match.

But maybe Clock D is 1:30? No — hour hand at 12.

Wait — perhaps Clock E is 10:00? No — hour hand at 5.

This is confusing.

Wait — let’s consider that the clocks on the right might be:

- Top-right: 12:30 → “half past twelve” — not listed
- Middle-right: 5:00 → “five o'clock” — not listed
- Bottom-right: 11:30 → “half past eleven” — matches sentence 6

And left side:

- Top-left: 1:10 → “ten past one” — matches sentence 1
- Middle-left: 7:40 → “twenty to eight” — but sentence says “twenty to four” — maybe typo?
- Bottom-left: 5:45 → “quarter to six” — not listed

But in Part 2, we have:

- 09:00 → “nine o'clock”
- 10:50 → “ten minutes to eleven”
- 03:15 → “quarter past three”
- 05:45 → “quarter to six”
- 07:30 → “half past seven”

So “quarter to six” is 05:45 — which is Clock C.

So perhaps the sentence “It's quarter to eight” is a typo and should be “quarter to six”?

Or “It's quarter past five” should be “quarter to six”?

But it's written as “quarter to eight”.

Wait — “quarter to eight” is 7:45 — not shown.

But Clock B is 7:40 — close.

Perhaps the minute hand on Clock B is at 8, but maybe it's meant to be at 9? No.

Alternatively, maybe the sentences are correct, and the clocks are not.

But that seems unlikely.

Wait — perhaps “It's twenty to four” is meant to be “It's twenty to eight” — then Clock B (7:40) matches.

Similarly, “It's quarter past five” might be a typo — should be “quarter to six” for Clock C.

And “It's ten o'clock” might be a typo — should be “It's five o'clock” for Clock E.

And “It's quarter to eight” might be for a missing clock.

But we have no clock at 7:45.

But Clock D is 12:30 — “half past twelve” — not listed.

So perhaps the only two correct matches are:

- “ten past one” → Clock A
- “half past eleven” → Clock F

But the worksheet expects all six.

Alternatively, maybe the clocks on the right are meant to be matched with the sentences.

Let’s try to assign:

- “It's ten past one.” → Clock A (1:10) ✔
- “It's twenty to four.” → 3:40 — not shown
- “It's quarter past five.” → 5:15 — not shown
- “It's quarter to eight.” → 7:45 — not shown
- “It's ten o'clock.” → 10:00 — not shown
- “It's half past eleven.” → Clock F (11:30) ✔

So only two match.

But perhaps the intended answer is:

1. “It's ten past one.” → Clock A
2. “It's twenty to four.” → Clock B? But 7:40 ≠ 3:40 — no
3. “It's quarter past five.” → Clock C? 5:45 ≠ 5:15 — no
4. “It's quarter to eight.” → Clock D? 12:30 ≠ 7:45 — no
5. “It's ten o'clock.” → Clock E? 5:00 ≠ 10:00 — no
6. “It's half past eleven.” → Clock F ✔

So only two.

But perhaps the clocks are misread.

Wait — let’s look at Clock B: the hour hand is between 7 and 8, minute hand at 8 → 7:40

But maybe it's 3:40? Only if the hour hand is at 3 — but it’s not.

The hour hand is clearly near 7.

So I think there is a mistake in the worksheet.

However, for the sake of solving, let’s assume the intended matches are:

- “It's ten past one.” → Clock A (1:10)
- “It's twenty to four.” → This must be a typo — should be “twenty to eight” → Clock B (7:40)
- “It's quarter past five.” → should be “quarter to six” → Clock C (5:45)
- “It's quarter to eight.” → should be “quarter to six” — already used
- “It's ten o'clock.” → should be “five o'clock” → Clock E (5:00)
- “It's half past eleven.” → Clock F (11:30)

But “quarter to six” appears twice.

Alternatively, perhaps “It's quarter to eight” is meant for a different clock.

But no clock shows 7:45.

Unless Clock D is 7:30? No — it's 12:30.

I think the most plausible explanation is that the sentences have typos.

But since we must solve it, let’s go with what matches.

So:

1. It's ten past one. → Clock A (1:10)
2. It's twenty to four. → No match — but closest is Clock B (7:40), but not 3:40 — so skip
3. It's quarter past five. → 5:15 — not shown — skip
4. It's quarter to eight. → 7:45 — not shown — skip
5. It's ten o'clock. → 10:00 — not shown — skip
6. It's half past eleven. → Clock F (11:30)

So only two matches.

But perhaps the clocks are to be matched to the sentences, and we draw lines.

Maybe the intended answers are:

- “It's ten past one.” → Clock A
- “It's twenty to four.” → Clock B (7:40) — but that's “twenty to eight”, not “four” — so probably not
- “It's quarter past five.” → Clock C (5:45) — no
- “It's quarter to eight.” → Clock D (12:30) — no
- “It's ten o'clock.” → Clock E (5:00) — no
- “It's half past eleven.” → Clock F

So only two.

But let’s move to Part 2 — that’s clearer.

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Part 2: Write the times

Given digital clocks:

1. 09:00 → “It's nine o'clock”
2. 10:50 → “It's ten minutes to eleven” (because 10:50 = 10 minutes before 11:00)
3. 03:15 → “It's quarter past three” (15 minutes past 3)
4. 05:45 → “It's quarter to six” (15 minutes before 6:00)
5. 07:30 → “It's half past seven” (30 minutes past 7)

So the answers are:

1. It's nine o'clock
2. It's ten minutes to eleven
3. It's quarter past three
4. It's quarter to six
5. It's half past seven

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Final Answer:

#### Part 1: Matching

Based on available times:

- It's ten past one. → Clock A
- It's half past eleven. → Clock F

Other sentences do not match any clock due to likely typos in the worksheet.

But if we assume the following corrections:

- “It's twenty to four.” → should be “twenty to eight” → Clock B
- “It's quarter past five.” → should be “quarter to six” → Clock C
- “It's ten o'clock.” → should be “five o'clock” → Clock E
- “It's quarter to eight.” → should be “half past twelve” → Clock D

But that’s speculative.

Alternatively, perhaps the worksheet intends:

- “It's ten past one.” → Clock A
- “It's twenty to four.” → Clock B (7:40) — but that’s not 3:40 — so no

I think the best we can do is:

- It's ten past one. → Clock A
- It's half past eleven. → Clock F

For the rest, they don't match.

But since the worksheet asks to match, and only two match, perhaps that's it.

#### Part 2: Write the times

1. It's nine o'clock
2. It's ten minutes to eleven
3. It's quarter past three
4. It's quarter to six
5. It's half past seven

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Summary:

Part 1:
- “It's ten past one.” → Clock A
- “It's half past eleven.” → Clock F

Other matches are not possible with given clocks.

Part 2:
1. nine o'clock
2. ten minutes to eleven
3. quarter past three
4. quarter to six
5. half past seven

Let me know if you'd like a corrected version of the worksheet.