Island
nOne word substitutionPronunciationSSC PYQ × 4/ˈaɪlənd/ · आइलैंड
A piece of land entirely surrounded by water
a piece of land surrounded by water
द्वीप
The island is reached by a single ferry.
No one is an island in a batch of forty.
The Andaman Islands attract many tourists.
Daily use: Island tak sirf ferry se jate hain.
Island = 'is land' — यह land ही है, पर चारों तरफ़ पानी से घिरी है। ध्यान दीजिए, island में 's' बोला नहीं जाता।
Read it as 'is land': it IS LAND, but water surrounds it on every side. Also note that the 's' in island is silent.
चारों तरफ़ पानी = Island; options: peninsula (तीन तरफ़ पानी), archipelago (द्वीपसमूह), isle (छोटा द्वीप); silent 's' spelling में पूछा जाता है।
Island is asked for land surrounded by water; Peninsula (water on three sides), Archipelago (a group of islands) and Isle (a small island) are the usual options, and its silent 's' is tested in spelling.