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Study the words DUTY and DUTIFUL: (Source) "Duty" is a formal, serious word. If you have a duty to do something, you have a job or a task that you HAVE to do. Your duties are the things you must do. When you report for duty, you show up for your job. And when you're on duty, you're on the job: you're working, so you can't play around. And when you do your duties, or fulfill your duties, you do the work that you're supposed to do. (Source) For example, if you take a job in a grocery store, your duties might include bagging people's groceries, stocking the shelves, and cleaning the floors. If you become a parent, then it's your duty as a parent to take good care of your kids. If you become a doctor, then it's your duty as a doctor to heal people and never harm them. And if you adopt a pet, then it's your duty as a pet owner to give your pet food, water, exercise, and love. (Source) As a student, you have several important duties: you must go to class, listen carefully, work hard, and try your best. Finally, if you have a strong sense of duty, that means you strongly believe that your work is important, and you take it seriously and do it well. In other words, you're dutiful. (Source) If you're a dutiful student, then you're careful and hardworking as you perform those duties; you're responsible and respectful as you carry out all your duties. Dutiful sons and daughters do their chores, help around the house, and follow their parents' rules or instructions. And dutiful workers do everything they're supposed to, without complaining or wasting time. (Source)   Make a flash card: You can write your own definition and choose your own picture, or copy mine. Term Definition Picture duty a job that you must do   Write your own sentence! You can use either of the two ideas I'll suggest, or you can invent your own. Include as much detail as you can! (Source)   Write a sentence with the word DUTY or DUTIFUL: Remember: duties are the tasks you have to do, over and over, because they're part of your job. And dutiful people do all of their work all the time, without having to be reminded. Idea 1: "I have a strong sense of duty to my family, so I always help with (something) and (something else)." Idea 2: "In (a certain story or fairy tale), (someone) is a dutiful (son or daughter), always (doing some kind of work)." You can type in here. When you're done, copy and paste your sentence wherever you'd like it to go.