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We work together to clean the room.
What does Work mean?
Work means to do a job or task that takes effort.
Dictionary definition
To do a task, job, or effort; or the task itself.
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Work in a sentence
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This plan will work if everyone listens.
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Careful work helps writers make a story clearer.
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What does work mean?
The correct meaning is: Work means to do a job or task that takes effort.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to work?
Labor is close in meaning to work in this context.
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Which word or phrase is a useful contrast for work?
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WordWork.
Partverb, noun.
MeaningWork means to do a job or task that takes effort.
ExampleExample: We work together to clean the room.
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Word family
Work word family
Base word
work
verb
works
Does work or functions.
verb
worked
Did work in the past.
verb
working
Doing work now.
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Hint for students
Work means to do a job or task that takes effort.
Common mix-up
Work can be a task or the action of doing a task. It can also mean function, as in 'the plan works.'
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Write one sentence that shows work without using the word work. Then underline clue words that show to do a job or task that takes effort. Example: This plan will work if everyone listens. Clue words: plan, will, everyone, listens Now try your own sentence. Ask: Does my sentence show to do a job or task that takes effort?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: "This plan will work if everyone listens." Why does work fit better than play?
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