School / A1

HOHMW-urk/ˈhəʊmwɜːk/

School work that you take home is homework. Do your homework / finish your homework. It is uncountable: some homework, not “homeworks.” Housework is cleaning the house — easy to mix, totally different job.

Meaning

School work that you do at home.

Examples

• “Have you finished your homework?”
• “I have a lot of homework tonight.”
• “The teacher gave us homework on page twelve.”

Good to know

Uncountable: do / finish your homework. Not housework (cleaning).

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