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EKS-uh-syzb-uk/ˈeksəsaɪz bʊk/

An exercise book (id: exercise-book) is a book of lined or squared paper for schoolwork (UK). A textbook is printed to study from; an exam paper is the script they mark in the hall. Homework: write the title in the exercise book; scrap paper is not what they mark.

Meaning

A book of lined or squared paper for schoolwork (UK).

Examples

• “Write the title in the exercise book; scrap paper is not the homework they mark.”
• “An exercise book stays in the subject tray; a sketchbook is art, not the English draft.”

Good to know

an exercise book (UK). Contrast: a textbook / an exam paper. Classwork / homework. Countable. Mix-up: exercise can also mean PE; the book is for writing, not for sit-ups.

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