noun

homework

homework

I have a lot of homework tonight.

I have a lot of homework tonight.

Did you finish your math homework?

Did you finish your maths homework?

to do ((one's)) homework to complete school assignments at home I need to do my homework.

to have homework to be assigned school work to do at home I have a lot of homework.

Synonyms: assignment, schoolwork

A compound of 'home' and 'work'. It's the work from school that you do at home.

Remember that 'homework' is an uncountable noun in English. Say 'a lot of homework' or 'much homework', not 'many homeworks'.

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