What words start with a silent k?

Answer 1

The modern pronunciation of words with KN have a silent K.

These include knee, knew, knoll, knot, know, knack, and knock.

-- Common nouns:

knack

knapsack

knave

knead

knee

kneecap

kneel

knell

knelt

knew

knickers

knick-knack

knife

knight

knighthood

knit

knitwear

knob

knobby

knock

knockoff

knockout

knoll

knot

knothole

knotty

know

knuckle

knucklehead

-- Proper Nouns:

Knute (as in Rockne)

Knudsen (as in the physics constant, Knudsen number)

Answer 2

· aardvark

· ankle

· attack

· back

· backyard

· bank

· basket

· Basketball

· bike

· blanket

· book

· brake

· breakfast

· brick

· buckle

· bucket

· cake

· chalk

· chicken

· clock

· cook

· cookie

· crack

· cracker

· crook

· dark

· databank

· desk

· duck

· duckling

· earthquake

· facemask

· flock

· freckle

· hammock

· handkerchief

· hawk

· hook

· ink

· jacket

· jockey

· joke

· jukebox

· junk

· kaleidoscope

· kangaroo

· kazoo

· keg

· kennel

· kerchief

· ketchup

· kettle

· kettledrum

· key

· keyboard

· keypad

· khakis

· kick

· kickback

· kicker

· kid

· kidney

· killer

· kilogram

· kilometer

· kilt

· kimchi

· kimono

· kindergarten

· king

· kiss

· kitchen

· kite

· kitten

· kiwi

· knee

· knife

· knight

· knackwurst

· knot

· knowledge

· koala

· lake

· lock

· lockbox

· locker

· locket

· market

· mask

· milk

· monkey

· napkin

· neck

· necklace

· necktie

· network

· nickel

· notebook

· pancake

· park

· pickle

· pitchfork

· pocket

· quicksand

· rake

· rock

· sack

· sauerkraut

· shopkeeper

· skate

· snake

· snowflake

· talk

· tank

· ticket

· trick

· truck

· turkey

· Ukulele

· vodka

· walk

· whiskers

· wrinkles

· yak

· Yankee

· yearbook

· yoke

Answer 3

You probably want silent k in some words. We never pronounce k before an n: knife, knee, knead, know, knave, knap, knack, knap, kneel, knickknack, knight, knoll, knit, knob, knoll

Answer 4

The KN words start with a silent K:

knack, knap, knave
knee, knew, knead
knight, knit, knife
know, knock, knoll, knob, knot
knurl

Answer 5

Knowledge, knit, knock, knock, knot, knee and knuckle are words that contain a silent K.