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homework

homework

543 1.0
Work students do at home to practice what they learn in class
  • noun
  • /ˈhoʊmˌwɜrk/
: tarea
  • After school, I need to finish my homework before watching TV.
  • homework assignment
  • weeks of homework
  • complete homework

So hold on, don't do the homework yet, OK?

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Examples

  • Did you do your homework?

  • Alright, thanks 'cause I've got this economics homework and it is tough.

  • Go to class, do your homework, clean your room.

  • I had to do the homework, no one else.

  • We're just doing some homework before we go out.

  • l can help you with your social studies homework later if you need it.

  • Too much homework makes me sick!

  • I told myself that whatever my homework was, I would do twice as much.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • So please do your own homework and talk to professionals.

  • Here is a fun and simple activity to do as a classroom or homework assignment.

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

preparation
vshomework
  • UK
12 1.9

Schoolwork students must do at home before class

is the common label for the same out-of-class student work

Compounds

A question or exercise the teacher gives students to do at home

How Difficult

dissertation
47 7.7
project
∞ 2.5
coursework
14 2.9
assignment
650 1.2
homework
543 1.0

Surface Forms

homework singular
homeworks plural

Morphology

homework = home + work (transparent) = home + work

Meaning is a direct combination of 'home' + 'work' referring to work done at home, which learners can readily infer.

Etymology

The word homework is a simple compound of home and work, meaning 'work' done 'at home'. So, homework is the tasks students take home to practice what they learned in class.