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it originates from the middle English word knif and was probably pronounced using the k more than today which the k is 'silent'.
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How do you spell the word back?
The word is spelled back, just as you spelled it.
How many phonemes in the word knife?
There are four phonemes in the word "knife": /n/ /aɪ/ /f/ /k/.
How do you spell stuck?
The word is spelled stuck, just as you spelled it.
How do you spell lack?
The word "lack" meaning "to be without" is spelled as you have spelled it in the question.
Which letter is silent in the word knock?
The letter "k" in the word "knock" is silent.
Why the pronounciation of the word knife is hidden?
For the word knife, the letter "k" is hidden both K and N are consonants.
What letter is silent in the word knife?
K is the silent letter
What Tools that begin with the letter k?
knife (linoleum knife)
5 letter words beginning with k?
kafir its a word
What is the original letter K from the Phonecians?
K is how they spelled it.
Something you throw starting with the letter k?
You can throw a knife. It begins with the letter K.
What word has the letter k twice in it?
Kick and kiosk have two k's in it. Kafka=surname of a novelist. Krakow, a city in Poland is often spelled with two K's.
What is a tool that starts with the letter K?
A knife.
What are all the words that have slient consonants?
Silent consonants are words that are spelled with silent letters. Example: Knife - the k is silent - and it is pronounced "nife" but is spelled knife
What is Katherine in Roman?
Katherine in Latin is "Catherina" sometimes it is spelled "Katharina". The Romans would have spelled it with the C as the letter K was rarely used in Latin.Katherine in Latin is "Catherina" sometimes it is spelled "Katharina". The Romans would have spelled it with the C as the letter K was rarely used in Latin.Katherine in Latin is "Catherina" sometimes it is spelled "Katharina". The Romans would have spelled it with the C as the letter K was rarely used in Latin.Katherine in Latin is "Catherina" sometimes it is spelled "Katharina". The Romans would have spelled it with the C as the letter K was rarely used in Latin.Katherine in Latin is "Catherina" sometimes it is spelled "Katharina". The Romans would have spelled it with the C as the letter K was rarely used in Latin.Katherine in Latin is "Catherina" sometimes it is spelled "Katharina". The Romans would have spelled it with the C as the letter K was rarely used in Latin.Katherine in Latin is "Catherina" sometimes it is spelled "Katharina". The Romans would have spelled it with the C as the letter K was rarely used in Latin.Katherine in Latin is "Catherina" sometimes it is spelled "Katharina". The Romans would have spelled it with the C as the letter K was rarely used in Latin.Katherine in Latin is "Catherina" sometimes it is spelled "Katharina". The Romans would have spelled it with the C as the letter K was rarely used in Latin.
Why does knife begin with k?
The letter 'K' begins the word 'knife' because the word's uncertain origins in the Proto-Germanic word *knibaz were honored by the Ancient Norsemen when they brought the word into their language (Old Norse) as knifr, which was then brought into the Late Old English as the word cnif. Thence to modern English as we know it today.
How do you spell the word back?
The word is spelled back, just as you spelled it.
