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Spell Bee Word: Isle


What does isle mean?

Word: Isle

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Isle means a small piece of land with water all round it. The word is used mostly in poems and in the names of places.

Sounds like: aisle (a passage between rows of seats, as in a bus or cinema); I'll (short for I will)

How do you spell isle?

Syllables: isle

Tricky part: The s is silent, so it is easy to leave it out. It sounds exactly like aisle and I'll.

Watch out for: ile, iyle

Memory tip: Island hides the same silent s as isle, so the two words are easy to remember together.

Isle in a sentence

Example 1: The poem was about a green isle in the sea.

Example 2: From the boat we spotted a rocky isle covered in seabirds.

Example 3: We could see a tiny isle from the lighthouse.

Fun Fact

Isle came into English from Old French, which took it from the Latin insula. French has since dropped the s: today it writes the word with a small mark over the i where the s once stood.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: isle

a) plain
b) mountain
c) island
d) river

Show answer

c) island. An isle is a small island.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) isle
b) ocaen
c) pebbel
d) harbur

Show answer

a) isle. Pebble, ocean and harbour are all misspelt in this set; isle, silent letters and all, is correct.

Word Cookie

Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:

is_ _

a) a, l
b) l, e
c) e, l
d) l, l

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b) l, e. After the silent s comes l and then a silent e.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which sentence is isle the right word?

a) The ferry took us to a green isle in the lake.
b) Isle meet you at the bus stop after school.
c) Please walk down the isle to your seat.
d) The shop keeps rice in the third isle.

Show answer

a) The ferry took us to a green isle in the lake.

2. How would you most likely travel to a small isle?

a) by boat
b) by sledge
c) by camel
d) by tractor

Show answer

a) by boat

Associated Words

campfiresighretrounhappydestiny
printerrailroadcultivateislandfrighten

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