Telling Time Vocabulary

Directions: Match the columns. Write the letters on the lines.

1. _____ second a. 1:05

2. _____ minute b. 12:00 to 11:59 
3. _____ hour c. 2:10
4. _____ clock d. 3:45
5. _____ wristwatch e. 4:30
6. _____ 24 hours f. 5:45
7. _____ second hand g. 60 minutes
8. _____ hour hand h. keeps watch attached to wrist
9. _____ minute hand i. midnight
10. _____ strap or band j. noon
11. _____ 1:00 k. number of hours in a day
12. _____ 1:55 l. one fifty-five
13. _____ 12:00 A.M. m. one o’clock
14. _____ 12:00 P.M. n. one sixtieth of a minute
15. _____ A.M. o. shows the minutes
16. _____ one-oh-five p. shows the seconds
17. _____ ten after two q. sixty seconds
18. _____ four-thirty r. slowest hand on a clock
19. _____ a quarter to six s. tells time & hangs on the wall
20. _____ three forty-five t. timepiece worn on the wrist

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