Interactive Time Worksheet for ESL Students (Ages 6-10) | Elementary Level

Telling Time Worksheet

Age: 6-10Level: ElementaryLanguage: English (en)Country: LithuaniaSchool subject: English as a Second Language (ESL)Main content: Telling the timeCreated by: El-Arbi Ameur

Understanding Time

This worksheet will help you practice telling time in English. You'll learn how to read analog and digital clocks, understand AM and PM, and use time expressions correctly.

Before You Begin

Make sure you know:

• The numbers from 1 to 60 in English
• The difference between hours and minutes
• Basic fractions like "half" and "quarter"

Exercises

1

Match the Times

Match the analog clock times with their digital equivalents:

Analog	Digital
Half past three	Select...                                 3:00                                 3:15                                 3:30                                 3:45
A quarter to five	Select...                                 4:15                                 4:30                                 4:45                                 5:45
Ten past nine	Select...                                 9:00                                 9:10                                 10:09                                 9:30

 

2

Digital to Analog

Write the analog time for these digital clocks:

7:45 → 

2:30 → 

11:15 → 

 

3

AM or PM?

Is it AM or PM in these situations?

Eating breakfast at 7:30

Watching TV at 8:15

Doing homework at 4:45

Waking up at 6:00

 

4

Time Expressions

Complete the sentences with the correct time expressions:

School starts at  in the morning.

Lunch is at .

I go to bed at  in the evening.

 

5

What Time Is It?

Write the time shown in these descriptions:

The hour hand is on 10 and the minute hand is on 6 → 

The hour hand is between 3 and 4 and the minute hand is on 9 → 

The hour hand is near 7 and the minute hand is on 1 → 

 

6

Time Calculations

Calculate these time problems:

If it's 4:15 now, what time will it be in 45 minutes? 

If it's 9:40 now, what time was it 25 minutes ago? 

If a movie starts at 6:30 and lasts 1 hour 50 minutes, when does it end? 

 

7

24-Hour Clock

Convert these 12-hour times to 24-hour format:

3:15 PM → 

8:45 AM → 

12:30 AM → 

 

8

Time Prepositions

Fill in the blanks with "at", "in", or "on":

I wake up  7 o'clock.

We have English class  Mondays.

The sun rises  the morning.

 

9

Time Word Search

Find these time-related words in the grid (click on the letters):

Words to find: hour, minute, clock, watch, second, morning, evening, noon, midnight

H

O

U

R

C

L

O

C

K

M

 

Time Vocabulary

• O'clock - exactly on the hour
• Half past - 30 minutes past the hour
• Quarter past - 15 minutes past
• Quarter to - 15 minutes before
• AM - before noon (midnight to noon)
• PM - after noon (noon to midnight)

Common Mistakes

• Confusing "a quarter to" and "a quarter past"
• Saying "fifteen" instead of "a quarter"
• Mixing up AM and PM
• Using "o'clock" with minutes (wrong: 3:30 o'clock)
• Saying "half to" instead of "half past"

Examples

Tips

Digital: 4:15 → "A quarter past four"

Digital: 5:45 → "A quarter to six"

Digital: 2:30 → "Half past two"

Digital: 9:00 → "Nine o'clock"

Time Conversion Table

Digital	Words
1:00	One o'clock
2:15	A quarter past two
3:30	Half past three
4:45	A quarter to five
5:55	Five fifty-five