Worksheet for practicing reading time, matching digital times to their verbal equivalents.

Let’s solve this step by step.

We are given a list of times in digital format (like 5:15, 2:00, etc.) and a list of spoken time phrases (like “It’s twenty to one”, “It’s two o’clock”, etc.). Our job is to match each digital time with the correct spoken phrase.

We’ll go one by one and convert each digital time into how we say it out loud — using “past” for minutes after the hour, and “to” for minutes before the next hour. Also remember:
- 15 minutes = “a quarter”
- 30 minutes = “half past”
- 45 minutes = “a quarter to” (because 60 - 45 = 15, so 15 minutes to the next hour)

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Step-by-step matching:

1. 5:15 → 15 minutes past 5 → “It’s a quarter past five”
But wait — looking at the right side, “It’s a quarter past five” is listed… but let’s check all matches carefully.

Actually, let’s list all digital times and convert them correctly first:

→ 5:15 = fifteen past five → or “a quarter past five”

→ 2:00 = exactly two → “two o’clock”

→ 7:30 = half past seven

→ 12:00 = twelve o’clock → just “twelve”

→ 12:40 = 40 minutes past 12 → that’s 20 minutes to 1 → “twenty to one”

→ 8:20 = twenty past eight

→ 2:25 = twenty-five past two

→ 7:55 = 55 minutes past 7 → that’s 5 minutes to 8 → “five to eight”

→ 7:45 = 45 minutes past 7 → that’s 15 minutes to 8 → “a quarter to eight”

→ 8:15 → Wait! There’s no 8:15 in the left column. Let me double-check the original list.

Original left column:
• 5:15
• 2:00
• 7:30
• 12:00
• 12:40
• 8:20
• 2:25
• 7:55
• 7:45
• 8:15 ← Oh! It says 8:15? Wait, in your image text you wrote “8:15” but earlier I thought it was 8:15 — actually in your message it says:

Looking back at your input:

You have:
• 8:15 → but in the right column there’s “It’s five past six” — that doesn’t match.

Wait — let me re-read your original problem carefully.

In your message, the left column is:

• 5:15
• 2:00
• 7:30
• 12:00
• 12:40
• 8:20
• 2:25
• 7:55
• 7:45
• 8:15 ← here it is
• 11:40
• 10:50
• 5:25
• 6:05

And right column:

It’s twenty to one.
It’s twenty-five past two.
It’s twenty past eight.
It’s a quarter past five
It’s two o’clock.
It’s five to eight.
It’s half past seven.
It’s twelve.
It’s a quarter past eight.
It’s five past six.
It’s twenty-five past five.
It’s ten to eleven.
It’s twenty to twelve.
It’s a quarter to eight.

Now let’s match properly.

Convert each digital time to spoken form:

1. 5:15 → 15 min past 5 → “a quarter past five” ✔ matches “It’s a quarter past five”

2. 2:00 → “two o’clock” ✔

3. 7:30 → “half past seven” ✔

4. 12:00 → “twelve” ✔

5. 12:40 → 40 min past 12 → 20 min to 1 → “twenty to one” ✔

6. 8:20 → “twenty past eight” ✔

7. 2:25 → “twenty-five past two” ✔

8. 7:55 → 55 min past 7 → 5 min to 8 → “five to eight” ✔

9. 7:45 → 45 min past 7 → 15 min to 8 → “a quarter to eight” ✔

10. 8:15 → 15 min past 8 → “a quarter past eight” ✔

11. 11:40 → 40 min past 11 → 20 min to 12 → “twenty to twelve” ✔

12. 10:50 → 50 min past 10 → 10 min to 11 → “ten to eleven” ✔

13. 5:25 → 25 min past 5 → “twenty-five past five” ✔

14. 6:05 → 5 min past 6 → “five past six” ✔

Perfect — every digital time has a matching spoken phrase.

So now, to present the answer clearly, we pair them as they should be matched.

Final Answer:
5:15 — It’s a quarter past five
2:00 — It’s two o’clock
7:30 — It’s half past seven
12:00 — It’s twelve
12:40 — It’s twenty to one
8:20 — It’s twenty past eight
2:25 — It’s twenty-five past two
7:55 — It’s five to eight
7:45 — It’s a quarter to eight
8:15 — It’s a quarter past eight
11:40 — It’s twenty to twelve
10:50 — It’s ten to eleven
5:25 — It’s twenty-five past five
6:05 — It’s five past six