Time: Hours & Minutes
Read time in hours and minutes on analogue clocks
Telling Time ⏰
A clock has two hands: the short hand shows the hour and the long hand shows the minutes. There are 60 minutes in one hour. We read the short hand first, then the long hand.
Example
Reading the Clock
When the long hand points to 12 → o'clock
Short hand on 3, long hand on 12 → 3 o'clock
Short hand on 7, long hand on 6 → 7:30 (half past 7)
Short hand between 9 and 10, long hand on 3 → 9:15 (quarter past 9)
Example
Time in Daily Life
🌅 Wake up: 7 o'clock
📚 School starts: 8 o'clock
🍽️ Lunch: 12 o'clock (noon)
🏠 Home time: half past 2
🌙 Bedtime: 8 o'clock
Note
Remember 💡
The short hand moves slowly — it shows the hour. The long hand moves faster — it shows the minutes. When the long hand is on 12, it is exactly 'o'clock'.
Key Vocabulary
HourA measure of time — 60 minutes
MinuteA short measure of time — 60 in an hour
O'clockExactly on the hour, when the long hand is on 12
Half past30 minutes past the hour
ClockA device that shows us the time
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