noun · neutral
assignment
/əˈsaɪnmənt/as·SIGN·ment
Band 4-5speakingtask2
a piece of work given to students as part of their studies
Examples
“I spent the weekend finishing an assignment for my literature class.”
“The lecturer set a group assignment on renewable energy.”
“You must submit your assignment online before midnight.”
Band 8 sentence
“The assignment required independent research and clear referencing, so I started planning it three weeks ahead.”
Collocations
- hand in an assignment
- set/mark an assignment
- submit an assignment
Word family
assign verbassignment nounreassign verb
Common mistakes
homework→assignment
make an assignment→do/complete an assignment
Say it for a higher band
5homework→6task→7+assignment
Synonyms
task
homework
Easily confused
task
“The manager gave me a simple task to finish before lunch.”
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