UNIT 11 // SESSION B // MASTER WHEN READY

O'clock, half past, quarter past, quarter to

Name:Date:

1Write the time in numbers AND in words.

2Draw the hands. Remember the little hand moves too.

half past 3
quarter past 8
quarter to 5
12 o'clock

3Write it in words.

3:15  → 
6:45  → 
8:30  → 
5:00  → 

4Think about it.

aWhy is 9:45 called "quarter TO ten" and not "quarter to nine"?
bA quarter of an hour is how many minutes?
cHalf an hour is how many minutes?
1. 2:00 two o'clock; 4:30 half past four; 6:15 quarter past six; 9:45 quarter to ten; 1:30 half past one; 7:15 quarter past seven; 11:45 quarter to twelve; 10:00 ten o'clock   3. quarter past 3; quarter to 7; half past 8; 5 o'clock   4. a because there is a quarter of an hour left before it becomes ten, b 15, c 30