Confusables Entry 220 / 1011 60-second read

Isle vs. Aisle

Island vs walkway — both silent first letters.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

We vacationed on a beautiful aisle. Walk down the isle in the store.

✓ Correct

We vacationed on a beautiful isle. Walk down the aisle in the store.

The ruleii

AISLE = air plane or store aisle (walkway), ISLE = island

Both have silent first letters and similar pronunciation.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

AISLE = air plane or store aisle (walkway), ISLE = island

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