noun · informal
homework
UK/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/US/ˈhoʊmˌwɜrk/HOME·work
Band 4-5speakingtask1
Work assigned by teachers to be done outside class, usually at home.
Examples
“I have too much homework tonight so I can't go out.”
“The teacher gave us an hour for the homework.”
“Hand in your homework before Friday.”
Band 8 sentence
“I prioritise my homework by starting with the most time‑consuming tasks so I can review the results before submission.”
Collocations
- do your homework
- hand in homework
- homework assignment
Word family
homework noun
Common mistakes
homeworks→homework
do the homework for me→do my homework / help me with my homework
Say it for a higher band
5task→6exercise→7+homework
Synonyms
exercise
Easily confused
assignment
“The assignment is due next Monday.”
exercise
“Do the exercise at the end of the chapter.”
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