Learn how to pronounce the words STEEL & STEAL with this American English Pronunciation Lesson. These words are homophones and are pronounced exactly the same way.
Definitions:
STEEL is a strong material used in contraction or to prepare yourself to do something different.
STEAL means a bargain or to take with our permission.
Pronunciation:
These words are pronounced S-T-long E-L or /stil/.
Sentence:
The steel worker tried to steal a moment of rest since his job was so physically difficult.
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Transcript:
Hi everyone! This is Jennifer from Tarle speech with your two for Tuesday. These are two words that are pronounced exactly the same way. They have different spellings and different meanings.
Our words today are steal: which means to take without permission or a bargain.
And steel: a strong metal used in construction or to prepare yourself to do something different.
Let’s take a look at our words four little sounds today.
So to say these words correctly start with the s. Make sure if you have the tendency to say eh steal, to just take an extra second to get that air going, and keep it going for the s.
Then touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth for that t sound. Then smile – high flat tongue for that e and then touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front teeth for the l.
steel steal
steel steal
steel steal
steel steal
And now for a sentence:
The steel worker tried to steal a moment of rest since his job was so physically difficult.
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