How to spell homework

Homework is spelled H-O-M-E-W-O-R-K.

hear ithome·work/'hoʊm,wɜrk/nounRules and real life

What it means: Schoolwork assigned to be done at home.

In a sentence: I need to finish my homework before dinner.

Same family: worker, working, schoolwork, classwork, assignment. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word “homework” is a simple combination of “home” and “work” and began to be widely used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as formal schooling became more common. It literally means school work that is taken home.

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