Meaning & use
printables
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Meaning
nounplural
Digital files such as worksheets, planners, or games that are designed to be downloaded and printed on paper.
Grammar: Used as a plural noun: printables are ready to download. There is no common singular form for this meaning.
Patterns
- free printables
- printables for kids
- download printables
The teacher shared a folder of free printables for the first week of class.
I found some lovely holiday printables that you can print at home and color.
Her website sells planners and other printables for busy families.
Common combinations
- free printables
- The library offers free printables like reading logs and bookmarks.
- printables for kids
- These printables for kids include mazes, puzzles, and simple math sheets.
- download printables
- You can download the printables and print them as many times as you like.
- printable version
- Click here for a printable version of the recipe.
Synonyms and how they differ
- worksheets
- Worksheets are usually for schoolwork, while printables can also be planners, decorations, or games.
- handouts
- Handouts are papers given out in class or a meeting; printables are files you print yourself.
Word family
Commonly confused: printables or printers?
printables vs printers
Printers are machines, while printables are the files you print. They sound similar but have different meanings.
Practice
The teacher downloaded some free ______ for her students to color in class.
Choose one answer.
'Printables' are downloadable files meant to be printed, which fits the context. 'Printers' are machines, 'printing' is the action, and 'prints' usually means photographs or printed artworks.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “printables”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.