Работа практически готова.

In Russian, the verb to be is usually omitted in the present tense.

So:

• Работа practically готова. = The work is practically ready.

There is no separate present-tense word for is here. This is completely normal Russian.

Compare:

• Работа готова. = The work is ready.
• Работа была готова. = The work was ready.
• Работа будет готова. = The work will be ready.

In the past and future, forms of быть appear, but in the present they usually do not.

Работа is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence.

The basic idea is:

• работа = the work / the job / the paper / the project
• готова = ready

So the sentence is structured like:

• [Subject] + [adverb] + [predicate adjective]

Here, работа is simply the thing being described as ready.

Because готова must agree with работа, which is a feminine singular noun.

The short-form adjective changes by gender and number:

• masculine: готов
• feminine: готова
• neuter: готово
• plural: готовы

Since работа is feminine, Russian uses готова.

Examples:

• Проект практически готов. = The project is practically ready.
• Работа practically готова. = The work is practically ready.
• Задание practically готово. = The task is practically ready.
• Документы practically готовы. = The documents are practically ready.

Готова is the short form of the adjective готовый.

In Russian, short-form adjectives are commonly used after the noun to describe a temporary state or condition, especially in sentences like X is ready, X is important, X is clear, and so on.

So:

• готовый = full form
• готова = short form, feminine singular

In this sentence, the short form is the natural choice because it means:

• The work is ready
• not
• the ready work

That distinction matters.

This is a very common question.

• готова = short-form adjective, usually used as the predicate: is ready
• готовая = full-form adjective, usually used before a noun: ready

So:

• Работа practically готова. = The work is practically ready.
• Готовая работа лежит на столе. = The finished/ready work is lying on the table.

You normally would not say Работа practically готовая in standard Russian to mean The work is practically ready. That sounds unnatural because the full form is not the usual choice here.

Here, практически means almost, nearly, or pretty much.

So:

• Работа practically готова. = The work is almost ready.

In this sentence, it is very close to почти.

Compare:

• Работа почти готова.
• Работа practically готова.

Both can mean The work is almost ready.

However, практически can also mean in practice / practically speaking in other contexts, so you should not assume it always means almost. In this sentence, though, that is clearly the meaning.

They are very close here, but not always identical in tone.

• почти is the most straightforward word for almost
• практически can sound a little more formal, analytical, or like virtually

So:

• Работа почти готова. = The work is almost ready.
• Работа practically готова. = The work is practically / virtually ready.

In everyday speech, both are possible. If you want the safest, simplest choice, почти is often easier for learners.

Russian has no articles, so работа can mean:

• the work
• a piece of work
• the project
• the paper
• the assignment

The exact meaning depends on context.

For example, if you are talking about a school assignment, it might mean:

• The assignment is almost ready.

If you are discussing a report or academic paper:

• The paper is practically ready.

If you are talking about a task or project:

• The work is almost done/ready.

Yes. Работа is a broad word and can refer to different kinds of work depending on context.

Possible meanings include:

• work
• piece of work
• project
• paper
• assignment
• job

So the sentence does not have to refer to employment. In many contexts, it means something like:

• The paper is almost ready
• The project is almost ready
• The assignment is almost ready

The neutral word order is:

• Работа practically готова.

That sounds natural and unmarked: subject first, then adverb, then predicate.

Russian word order is flexible, so you can move things around for emphasis, but the nuance changes.

For example:

• Практически работа готова. — possible, but marked; it sounds more like special emphasis or contrast
• Готова practically работа. — very marked, poetic, or contrastive in most situations

For normal everyday use, Работа practically готова is the best pattern.

Usually готова means ready, but in many contexts that can overlap with finished.

For example:

• Работа готова. can mean The work is ready or The work is done, depending on the situation.

But Russian can be more specific if needed:

• Работа закончена. = The work is finished.
• Работа completed. = The work is completed.
• Работа готова. = The work is ready.

So готова focuses on the result as something now being in a ready state.

Yes. This is a very useful pattern in Russian:

• Noun + practically/almost + short-form adjective

Examples:

• Проект practically готов. = The project is practically ready.
• Статья practically готова. = The article is practically ready.
• Письмо practically готово. = The letter is practically ready.
• Документы practically готовы. = The documents are practically ready.

Just make sure the short-form adjective agrees with the noun in gender and number.

A rough pronunciation is:

• Работа practically готова
• ra-BO-ta prak-TI-che-ski ga-ta-VA

Approximate stress:

• рабо́та
• практи́чески
• готова́

A few pronunciation notes:

• Unstressed о is often pronounced more like a.
• So работа sounds closer to rabota than a careful robota.
• The stress in готова́ is on the last syllable.

So natural speech sounds closer to:

• ra-BO-ta prak-TI-che-ski ga-ta-VA

Yes, absolutely. That is a very natural alternative.

• Работа almost готова = The work is almost ready.
• Работа practically готова = The work is practically ready.

Both are correct. The difference is mainly one of style and nuance, not basic grammar. If you are a learner and want the simplest everyday wording, почти is often the easiest choice.