Common Mistakes : Homework

noun

BAD: In my opinion, women who go out to work don’t have enough time to do the homework
GOOD: In my opinion, women who go out to work don’t have enough time to do the housework

homework = work that a teacher gives a pupil to do at home
housework = all the jobs that have to be done regularly to keep a house or flat clean and tidy

?BAD: Have you done your homeworks
?GOOD: Have you done your homework

: Homework is an uncountable noun
.We’re given a lot of homework at the weekend

.BAD: Our teacher wanted to know why we hadn’t made our homework
.GOOD: Our teacher wanted to know why we hadn’t done our homework