sheet

Everyday

1. A sheet is a thin flat piece of paper. tree →
2. A sheet is a large thin cloth that covers a bed. tree →
3. A sheet is a thin flat piece of metal, glass or ice. tree →
4. A sheet of stamps or stickers is a set printed on one paper. tree →
5. A worksheet is a page of school exercises. tree →

In the lessons

Maths: things counted — sheets of paper or stickers, often in packs (a pack of 100 sheets): «a sheet of n» is a group size. School: worksheet, answer sheet. Everyday: change the bed sheets. Science: sheets of ice, a sheet of rain.

Examples

• A pack has 100 sheets of paper. tree →
• Each pupil uses 3 sheets. tree →
• A sheet of stamps has 20 stamps. tree →
• How many sheets are left? tree →
• Please hand in your answer sheet. tree →
• Mum put clean sheets on my bed. tree →
• The pond was covered by a thin sheet of ice. tree →
• The rain came down in sheets. tree →
• Then he gently replaced the sheet and returned to the palace. tree →

Note

Countable: a sheet, sheets; «a sheet of paper» (paper itself is uncountable). «A sheet of n» is a group size; sheets per pupil is a rate. Trap: «a sheet of stickers» is not one sticker. Be careful saying it: sheet has a long «ee».