home ‧ work S2 /ˈhəʊmwɜːk $ ˈhoʊmwɜːrk/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
1 . work that a student at school is asked to do at home ⇨ classwork :
For homework, finish the exercise on page 14.
2 . if you do your homework, you prepare for an important activity by finding out information you need ⇨ research :
It’s worth doing a bit of homework before buying a computer.
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GRAMMAR
Homework is an uncountable noun and has no plural form. Use a singular verb after it:
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systems to ensure that homework is completed
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COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
▪ do your homework
Paul, have you done your homework?
▪ give (somebody) homework ( also set (somebody) homework British English )
The teacher gave them some homework to do by Monday.
▪ help somebody with their homework
I often have to help her with her homework.
▪ hand in your homework (=give it to the teacher)
You must hand in your homework by Friday.
▪ start/finish your homework
You're not going out until you've finished your homework.
▪ hand in your homework (=give homework you have done to your teacher)
He always hands his homework in on time.
■ NOUN + homework
▪ biology/history/French etc homework
The science homework was really hard.
■ phrases
▪ a piece of homework
I still have one piece of homework left to do.
■ COMMON ERRORS
► Do not say 'make/write your homework' . Say do your homework .