worksheet

Everyday

1. A worksheet is a sheet of paper with questions, exercises or tasks that a pupil fills in. tree →
2. In a computer spreadsheet program, a worksheet is one page of rows and columns. tree →

In the lessons

At school the teacher hands out worksheets for maths, spelling, reading and science, and pupils write answers in the spaces. Homework is often a worksheet. Phrases: fill in a worksheet, hand out worksheets, finish your worksheet, a maths worksheet.

Examples

• The teacher gave us a worksheet on fractions. tree →
• Please write your name at the top of the worksheet. tree →
• I finished my spelling worksheet before lunch. tree →
• The worksheet had ten sums and a word problem. tree →
• Mum helped me with my homework worksheet. tree →
• Hand in your worksheets at the end of the lesson. tree →
• In the spreadsheet, click the second worksheet to see the prices. tree →
• If each worksheet has 8 questions, 3 worksheets have 24 questions. tree →

Note

Countable noun: a worksheet, two worksheets. Written as one word. In the UK and Australia people also say activity sheet; in the USA a simple worksheet may be called a handout. The answers usually go on the worksheet itself.