Once upon a time (300 to 500 years ago) it wasn't "silent",
the pronunciation changed but the spelling didn't.
The silent 'k' in the word "know" comes from the word's Old English origins, where the 'k' sound was once pronounced. Over time, pronunciation changed but the spelling remained the same.
The silent letters in the word "know" are the 'k' and 'w'. They are not pronounced when saying the word.
No, the "k" in know is not silent. It is pronounced, and the word is pronounced as "no."
The letter "k" in the word "knock" is silent.
The silent letter in "know" is the 'k'.
To make bread with a silent "k," you would simply spell the word as "bread" since the "k" is silent and not pronounced in the word. The pronunciation of the word would stay the same, even without the "k" being spoken.
The silent letters in the word "know" are the 'k' and 'w'. They are not pronounced when saying the word.
The K is silent.
The silent vowel in the word "not" is the letter "o." The "o" is not pronounced in the word.
The letter k is silent in the word knead.
K is the silent letter
Knob has a silent 'k'.
Yes. The k at the beginning of the word is silent.
Once upon a time (300 to 500 years ago) it wasn't "silent", the pronunciation changed but the spelling didn't.
No, the "k" sound in both "knot" and "knows" is pronounced.
That would be the K. Knead is pronounced like "need" instead of "kuh-need".
The KN makes an N sound, so the K is silent. The CK pair always has a K sound, so either the C or the K is a superfluous consonant.
The letter "k" in the word "knock" is silent.