Learn the difference between the nouns 'story' and 'storey' and learn how to use these words correctly.

 

A 'story' can be a description of a series of events. They can be true or imagined. The plural form is 'stories'.

You can be reading a news story or a story from a book.
 

"I'm reading a book by an Australian author. The story is very interesting."
 

A made up 'story' can also mean a lie. Note that we use the phrasal verb 'make up' (past form = made up) here to mean 'invent'.

"Don't listen to his stories. They are all untrue."
 

A 'storey' refers to a floor of a building.
 

"Many Australian homes are single-storey houses."
 

"There are too many storeys in that building so it's better if you take the lift."
 

Note that in American English 'story' is the preferred spelling for both floors in a building and descriptions of events.
 

 

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