worksheet
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A sheet of paper or computerized document on which problems are worked out or solved and the answers are recorded.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈwɝkʃit
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
education
A sheet of paper or computerized document on which problems are worked out or solved and the answers are recorded.
education
A sheet of paper with multiple columns; used by an accountant to assemble figures for financial statements
A sheet of paper listing work that is completed, to be completed or in progress.
verb
ambitransitive
To teach or assess by means of worksheets.
Word Aura™
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This meaning: (education) A sheet of paper or computerized document on which problems are worked out or solved and the answers are recorded.
Used this way, worksheet is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use worksheet
- “The teacher handed out a math worksheet for homework today.”noun
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