How to spell work

Work is spelled W-O-R-K.

hear itwork/wɜrk/verbSounds

What it means: To perform tasks or duties.

In a sentence: I like to work on my art projects after school.

Same family: rework, workable, workmanship, workout, overwork. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The verb “work” comes from Old English “weorc” or “worcc,” meaning deed or action, and over time it developed many senses, including the idea of shaping or making something uniform by effort.

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