Step-by-step Maths Level 2: O'clock times on a clock
Part of the Step-by-step Maths Level 2 time chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page
O'clock times on a clock
A clock has a short hand and a long hand. The short hand shows the hour.
When the long hand points to 12, the time is o'clock. Then 00 minutes is written after the hour.
Key ideas
- The short hand shows the hour.
- The long hand on 12 means o'clock.
- O'clock is 3:00 in digital form.
Method. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand points to 12 at o'clock.
- Look at the long hand. It points straight up to 12, so there are no minutes.long hand on 12
- Look at the short hand. It points to the 3, so the hour is 3.short hand on 3
- Write the time. three o'clock
Check. 3:00 is the digital form of this time.
Watch out. When the long hand points to 12, the time is an o'clock time.
Method. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand points to 12 at o'clock.
- Look at the long hand. It points straight up to 12, so there are no minutes.long hand on 12
- Look at the short hand. It points to the 9, so the hour is 9.short hand on 9
- Write the time. nine o'clock
Check. 9:00 is the digital form of this time.
Watch out. When the long hand points to 12, the time is an o'clock time.
Method. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand points to 12 at o'clock.
- Look at the long hand. It points straight up to 12, so there are no minutes.long hand on 12
- Look at the short hand. It points to the 12, so the hour is 12.short hand on 12
- Write the time. twelve o'clock
Check. 12:00 is the digital form of this time.
Watch out. When the long hand points to 12, the time is an o'clock time.
Watch out
Watch out. The hour is the short hand. Do not read the long hand as the hour.
Exam tip
Grown-up tip. Draw a clock on paper. Ask: “Which hand is short? Where is the short hand?”
Exercise 9A Practice: o'clock times
Non-calculatorMethod. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand points to 12 at o'clock.
- Look at the long hand. It points straight up to 12, so there are no minutes.long hand on 12
- Look at the short hand. It points to the 12, so the hour is 12.short hand on 12
- Write the time. twelve o'clock
Check. 12:00 is the digital form of this time.
Watch out. When the long hand points to 12, the time is an o'clock time.
Method. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand points to 12 at o'clock.
- Look at the long hand. It points straight up to 12, so there are no minutes.long hand on 12
- Look at the short hand. It points to the 4, so the hour is 4.short hand on 4
- Write the time. four o'clock
Check. 4:00 is the digital form of this time.
Watch out. When the long hand points to 12, the time is an o'clock time.
Method. Digital time shows the hour, then a colon, then the minutes.
- Write the hour. The hour is the number before the colon.4
- Write the minutes. O'clock means zero minutes, so the minutes are 00.00
- Write the time. 4:00
Check. Read 4:00 aloud: four and zero zero minutes.
Watch out. Always write two digits for the minutes, like 9:05 and 9:30.
Method. Digital time shows the hour, then a colon, then the minutes.
- Write the hour. The hour is the number before the colon.12
- Write the minutes. O'clock means zero minutes, so the minutes are 00.00
- Write the time. 12:00
Check. Read 12:00 aloud: twelve and zero zero minutes.
Watch out. Always write two digits for the minutes, like 9:05 and 9:30.
Method. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand points to 12 at o'clock.
- Look at the long hand. It points straight up to 12, so there are no minutes.long hand on 12
- Look at the short hand. It points to the 6, so the hour is 6.short hand on 6
- Write the time. six o'clock
Check. 6:00 is the digital form of this time.
Watch out. When the long hand points to 12, the time is an o'clock time.
Method. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand points to 12 at o'clock.
- Look at the long hand. It points straight up to 12, so there are no minutes.long hand on 12
- Look at the short hand. It points to the 1, so the hour is 1.short hand on 1
- Write the time. one o'clock
Check. 1:00 is the digital form of this time.
Watch out. When the long hand points to 12, the time is an o'clock time.
Method. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand points to 12 at o'clock.
- Look at the long hand. It points straight up to 12, so there are no minutes.long hand on 12
- Look at the short hand. It points to the 10, so the hour is 10.short hand on 10
- Write the time. ten o'clock
Check. 10:00 is the digital form of this time.
Watch out. When the long hand points to 12, the time is an o'clock time.
Method. Digital time shows the hour, then a colon, then the minutes.
- Write the hour. The hour is the number before the colon.1
- Write the minutes. O'clock means zero minutes, so the minutes are 00.00
- Write the time. 1:00
Check. Read 1:00 aloud: one and zero zero minutes.
Watch out. Always write two digits for the minutes, like 9:05 and 9:30.
Method. Digital time shows the hour, then a colon, then the minutes.
- Write the hour. The hour is the number before the colon.11
- Write the minutes. O'clock means zero minutes, so the minutes are 00.00
- Write the time. 11:00
Check. Read 11:00 aloud: eleven and zero zero minutes.
Watch out. Always write two digits for the minutes, like 9:05 and 9:30.
Method. Digital time shows the hour, then a colon, then the minutes.
- Write the hour. The hour is the number before the colon.6
- Write the minutes. O'clock means zero minutes, so the minutes are 00.00
- Write the time. 6:00
Check. Read 6:00 aloud: six and zero zero minutes.
Watch out. Always write two digits for the minutes, like 9:05 and 9:30.
Method. Digital time shows the hour, then a colon, then the minutes.
- Write the hour. The hour is the number before the colon.2
- Write the minutes. O'clock means zero minutes, so the minutes are 00.00
- Write the time. 2:00
Check. Read 2:00 aloud: two and zero zero minutes.
Watch out. Always write two digits for the minutes, like 9:05 and 9:30.
Method. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand points to 12 at o'clock.
- Look at the long hand. It points straight up to 12, so there are no minutes.long hand on 12
- Look at the short hand. It points to the 5, so the hour is 5.short hand on 5
- Write the time. five o'clock
Check. 5:00 is the digital form of this time.
Watch out. When the long hand points to 12, the time is an o'clock time.
Method. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand points to 12 at o'clock.
- Look at the long hand. It points straight up to 12, so there are no minutes.long hand on 12
- Look at the short hand. It points to the 8, so the hour is 8.short hand on 8
- Write the time. eight o'clock
Check. 8:00 is the digital form of this time.
Watch out. When the long hand points to 12, the time is an o'clock time.
Method. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand points to 12 at o'clock.
- Look at the long hand. It points straight up to 12, so there are no minutes.long hand on 12
- Look at the short hand. It points to the 2, so the hour is 2.short hand on 2
- Write the time. two o'clock
Check. 2:00 is the digital form of this time.
Watch out. When the long hand points to 12, the time is an o'clock time.
Method. Digital time shows the hour, then a colon, then the minutes.
- Write the hour. The hour is the number before the colon.8
- Write the minutes. O'clock means zero minutes, so the minutes are 00.00
- Write the time. 8:00
Check. Read 8:00 aloud: eight and zero zero minutes.
Watch out. Always write two digits for the minutes, like 9:05 and 9:30.
Method. Digital time shows the hour, then a colon, then the minutes.
- Write the hour. The hour is the number before the colon.5
- Write the minutes. O'clock means zero minutes, so the minutes are 00.00
- Write the time. 5:00
Check. Read 5:00 aloud: five and zero zero minutes.
Watch out. Always write two digits for the minutes, like 9:05 and 9:30.