Telling Time online worksheet for 3 - Free Printable

Let’s go through each clock one by one. We’ll look at the hour hand (shorter) and minute hand (longer) to figure out the time.

Remember:
- The hour hand tells us which hour it is — if it’s between two numbers, we use the smaller number.
- The minute hand points to a number on the clock — multiply that number by 5 to get the minutes (because each number = 5 minutes).

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1a.
Hour hand: just before 9 → so it’s 8 o’clock something? Wait — actually, it’s pointing very close to 9, but not quite there. Let’s check the minute hand first.
Minute hand: pointing at 12 → that means 0 minutes.
So if minute hand is at 12, the hour hand should be exactly on an hour. Here, it’s almost on 9 — so it’s 8:59? But wait — in these problems, they usually show exact times. Actually, looking again — the hour hand is *on* 9? No — it’s slightly before 9. But maybe it’s meant to be 9:00? Hmm… let me recheck.

Actually — no! Look carefully:
In 1a, the hour hand is pointing at 9, and the minute hand is pointing at 12 → that’s 9:00.

Wait — I think I misread. Let me draw it mentally:

Clock face: 12 at top, 3 right, 6 bottom, 9 left.

1a: Hour hand pointing at 9, minute hand at 12 → yes, 9:00

But hold on — in some clocks, if the minute hand is at 12, the hour hand should be exactly on the hour. So if hour hand is on 9, it’s 9:00.

✔ 1a: 9:00

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1b.
Hour hand: between 12 and 1 → closer to 1? Actually, it’s just past 12.
Minute hand: pointing at 1 → 1 × 5 = 5 minutes.
So time is 12:05

✔ 1b: 12:05

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1c.
Hour hand: between 4 and 5 → so 4 o’clock
Minute hand: pointing at 8 → 8 × 5 = 40 minutes
→ 4:40

✔ 1c: 4:40

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2a.
Hour hand: between 9 and 10 → so 9 o’clock
Minute hand: pointing at 10 → 10 × 5 = 50 minutes
→ 9:50

✔ 2a: 9:50

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2b.
Hour hand: between 9 and 10 → still 9 o’clock
Minute hand: pointing at 7 → 7 × 5 = 35 minutes
→ 9:35

✔ 2b: 9:35

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2c.
Hour hand: between 2 and 3 → 2 o’clock
Minute hand: pointing at 6 → 6 × 5 = 30 minutes
→ 2:30

✔ 2c: 2:30

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3a.
Hour hand: between 6 and 7 → 6 o’clock
Minute hand: pointing at 11 → 11 × 5 = 55 minutes
→ 6:55

✔ 3a: 6:55

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3b.
Hour hand: between 12 and 1 → 12 o’clock
Minute hand: pointing at 9 → 9 × 5 = 45 minutes
→ 12:45

✔ 3b: 12:45

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3c.
Hour hand: between 5 and 6 → 5 o’clock
Minute hand: pointing at 6 → 6 × 5 = 30 minutes
→ 5:30

✔ 3c: 5:30

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4a.
Hour hand: between 4 and 5 → 4 o’clock
Minute hand: pointing at 2 → 2 × 5 = 10 minutes
→ 4:10

✔ 4a: 4:10

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4b.
Hour hand: between 9 and 10 → 9 o’clock
Minute hand: pointing at 1 → 1 × 5 = 5 minutes
→ 9:05

✔ 4b: 9:05

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4c.
Hour hand: between 3 and 4 → 3 o’clock
Minute hand: pointing at 4 → 4 × 5 = 20 minutes
→ 3:20

✔ 4c: 3:20

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Final Answer:
1a: 9:00
1b: 12:05
1c: 4:40
2a: 9:50
2b: 9:35
2c: 2:30
3a: 6:55
3b: 12:45
3c: 5:30
4a: 4:10
4b: 9:05
4c: 3:20