What is a silent letter?
A silent letter is a letter that, in a particular word, does not correspond to any sound in the word’s pronunciation. One of the noted difficulties of English spelling is a high number of silent letters, they make the spelling of words different from their pronunciation.
Here’s a list of “silent letters K” in English.
- Knack
- Knead
- Knee
- Kneel
- Knew
- Knickers
- Knife
- Knight
- Knitting
- Knob
- Knock
- Knot
- Know
- Knowledge
- Knuckle
