A method for manufacturing a disposable worn article including an absorbent body 2 and an external sheet 3, the method including the steps of: carrying a continuous sheet in a carrying direction X, wherein the continuous sheet includes external sheets 3 continuous with one another in the carrying direction, the external sheets 3 being stretchable in a girth direction Y and substantially less stretchable in the carrying direction X perpendicular to the girth direction Y； placing the absorbent body 2 on the continuous sheet while a front portion 2f, a crotch portion 2c and a rear portion 2b are lined up in the carrying direction X； and severing the continuous sheet along a virtual cut-off line extending in the girth direction Y, thereby obtaining individual worn articles each having the absorbent body 2 placed on the external sheet 3.
