Saturday, 21 April 2018

Homophones - Steel v Steal


Steel (noun) - a type of strong metal used for making things like vehicles and buildings.

  • The gate was locked with a huge padlock and a heavy steel chain.
  • It seems the steel industry is doing well despite the gloomy economy.


Steal (verb) - to take sth that doesn't belong to you and keeping it.

  • Daniel was fired after he admitted to stealing from the company.  
  • Robbers broke into the wealthy man's house and stole all his money, watches and jewellery.

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