hoja de trabajo
/oxa de tɾabaxo/from spelling rules
The Spanish word for worksheet is hoja de trabajo.
A worksheet is a sheet on which problems are worked out. You can use hoja de trabajo to refer to this type of document.
Meaning: sheet on which problems are worked out (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a compound of hoja (sheet) and de trabajo (of work).
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, you pluralize the noun hoja to hojas while keeping de trabajo in the singular, resulting in hojas de trabajo.
Did you know?
- The word hoja in your hoja de trabajo is the same word used to describe the 'blade' of a knife or the 'edge' of a sword.
- The word trabajo shares an ancient connection to the Latin word for a 'stake' or 'pole', reflecting its historical roots in physical labor or struggle.
- While hoja de trabajo is the standard term, some Spanish speakers might use guía ('guide') to describe a worksheet that leads a student through a lesson.
Examples in context
- Por favor, completa las hojas de ejercicios para mañana.Please complete the worksheets for tomorrow.
- ¿Puedes darme las hojas de ejercicios?Can you give me the worksheets?
- Completa los ejercicios en la hojaComplete the exercises on the worksheet
- Hoja de ejercicios de matemáticasMath worksheet
- Hoja de ejercicios de vocabularioVocabulary worksheet
- Completa la hoja de trabajo.Complete the worksheet.
- El profesor entregó una hoja de trabajo.The teacher handed out a worksheet.
- Completa esta hoja de trabajo de matemáticas.Complete this math worksheet.
- Necesito una hoja de trabajo nueva.I need a new worksheet.
Example conversation
Two students are talking in a classroom.
- MaríaAlejandro, ¿tienes la hoja de trabajo de hoy?Alejandro, do you have today's worksheet?
- AlejandroSí, María, pero no he empezado.Yes, María, but I haven't started.
- MaríaEs muy difícil completar esa hoja de trabajo.That worksheet is very difficult to complete.
- AlejandroEstoy de acuerdo, necesitamos ayuda.I agree, we need help.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “worksheet” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, hoja, trabajo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
