notebook paper

Meaning

This term refers to loose sheets of paper, typically lined, that are used for writing notes or school assignments. It is often found in binders or spiral books, but can also be torn out to hand in to a teacher. It is a very common everyday term in classrooms.

Examples

• Can I borrow a piece of notebook paper for the pop quiz?

  Can I borrow a piece of notebook paper for the pop quiz?

• Please write your spelling words on a clean sheet of notebook paper.

  Please write your spelling words on a clean sheet of notebook paper.

• I have a whole binder filled with lined notebook paper.

  I have a whole binder filled with lined notebook paper.

• Make sure you write your name at the top of your notebook paper.

  Make sure you write your name at the top of your notebook paper.

• She tore a page of notebook paper out of her spiral book.

  She tore a page of notebook paper out of her spiral book.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need a notebook's paper to write this.

  ✓ I need a piece of notebook paper to write this.

  Notebook paper is a compound noun. Do not use the possessive 's for this standard school supply.

• ✗ He wrote his homework on a notebook paper.

  ✓ He wrote his homework on a piece of notebook paper.

  Paper is uncountable. To refer to a single sheet, use 'a piece of' or 'a sheet of' instead of the article 'a'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Do you have an extra sheet of ___ I can use?

  💡 Lined paper used for school assignments.

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  notebook paper

• Please hand in your homework on a clean piece of ___.

  💡 The paper you write on in class.

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  notebook paper