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worksheet en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From work + sheet. First use appears c. 1823 in the publications of Isaac D'Israeli.

Meanings

  1. A sheet of paper or computerized document on which problems are worked out or solved and the answers are recorded.
  2. A sheet of paper listing work that is completed, to be completed or in progress.
    • The final outshopping was 55002, which had arrived on October 14 [1980] for a two-month repair, with the usual worksheet taped to its bodyside stating "to be repainted in two-tone green". 2024 January 10, Howard Johnston, “The demise of the 'Deltics'”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 45:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
worksheets Number=Plur lexicographic
wkst Abbr=Yes alternative lexicographic
wksht Abbr=Yes alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

garment worksheet · e-worksheet

Hypernyms

sheet

Synonyms

ditto · ditto worksheet

Translations (21)

ga bileog oibre (sheet on which problems are worked out) · it foglio di lavoro (sheet on which problems are worked out) · cmn 工作表 (sheet on which problems are worked out) · fi tehtäväpaperi (sheet on which problems are worked out) · cy taflen waith (sheet on which problems are worked out) · fi tehtäväsivu (sheet on which problems are worked out) · de Arbeitsblatt (sheet on which problems are worked out) · pl karta ćwiczeń (sheet on which problems are worked out) · ms lembaran kerja (sheet on which problems are worked out) · th ตารางทำการ (sheet on which problems are worked out) · es hoja de trabajo (sheet on which problems are worked out) · id lembar kerja (sheet on which problems are worked out) · fr feuille de travail (sheet on which problems are worked out) · ga bileog shaothair (sheet on which problems are worked out) · ia folio de labor (sheet on which problems are worked out) · fi tehtävämoniste (sheet on which problems are worked out) · ru рабочий лист (sheet on which problems are worked out) · id kertas kerja (sheet on which problems are worked out) · el φύλλο εργασίας (sheet on which problems are worked out) · hu munkalap (sheet on which problems are worked out) · mi raumahi (sheet on which problems are worked out)

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worksheet en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From work + sheet. First use appears c. 1823 in the publications of Isaac D'Israeli.

Meanings

  1. (ambitransitive) To teach or assess by means of worksheets.
    • Lesson after lesson of worksheeting will quickly leave the children bored and disaffected. The class will also suss out pretty quickly that you're being lazy. 2004, Sue Cowley, Sue Cowley's A-Z of Teaching, page 117:
    • Both reading and writing were viewed as a series of discreet and essentially uninteresting skills to be described, worksheeted, and tested. Students' own intentions or ability as speakers, listeners, readers, or writers were never a consideration. 1987, Charles R. Chew, Reflections by Teachers Who Write, page 65:
    • Students cannot be textbooked and worksheeted into mastery, proficiency, brilliance, and commitment. 2006, Keen J. Babbage, Extreme Students: Challenging All Students and Energizing Learning:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
worksheeting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
wkst Abbr=Yes alternative lexicographic
wksht Abbr=Yes alternative lexicographic
worksheeted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
worksheeted Tense=Past lexicographic
worksheets Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

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