verb phrase · informal
do homework
UK/duː ˈhəʊmwɜːk/US/duː ˈhoʊmwɜːrk/do HOME·work
Band 4-5speakingtask2
to complete the exercises or tasks given by teachers to be done at home
Examples
“I usually do my homework in the evening after dinner.”
“Teachers expect students to do homework regularly to improve.”
“Can you help me do my homework for maths?”
Band 8 sentence
“I usually do my homework in the school library because it's quiet and I can concentrate.”
Collocations
- do homework regularly
- do homework at the library
- help someone do homework
Word family
do verbhomework noun (uncountable)
Common mistakes
make homework→do homework
homeworks→homework
I doing my homework now→I am doing my homework now
Say it for a higher band
5make homework→6finish homework→7+do homework
Synonyms
complete assignments
Easily confused
finish homework
“I need to finish my homework before watching TV.”
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