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Academic VocabularyGrade 4, Unit 6, Week 4
assignmentassignment
Definition
a piece of work that is given to
someone as part of their job
In Context
The soccer coach gave us an
assignment to go home and
practice kicking the ball against the
wall.
Part of Speech
Noun
Synonyms
task, duty
Making Word Connections
assign, assigned, assigning
More Word Connections
job, homework, responsibility,
practice
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