for the same reason K is silent in Kdouche
The letter k is silent in the word knead.
knee bends
knee capknee cap
Knee, kidneys and knuckles are body parts. They begin with the letter k.
knee socks knit sweater knee highs
knee, knight, Knife.
That would be the K. Knead is pronounced like "need" instead of "kuh-need".
Some examples of 'kn' words with a silent 'k' are: knife, knight, knit, and knuckle.
How about knee? Just because the "k" is silent it doesn't mean it isn't there... == == == The word knee comes to mind.... kidney kidney
knee-slappers, knowledgable, knowledgably, knowableness, knocking-shop
The K is silent when we see the KN bond at the beginning of a word or a certain syllable, and we just say the N. These examples includes know, knife, knee, knew, kneel, knob, knock, knot, knit, knoll, etc. Although we see the KN bond, the K is pronounced when that bond has a faint pause in a separate syllable like weakness, darkness, blackness, etc.
Two words with silent K's include know and knife.
Knee. the 'n' is silent :)
The silent k says kn.
No, the letter "k" is not silent in the pronunciation of Volkswagen. It is pronounced as "Volks-vah-gen" with a clear "k" sound.
Yes, the "k" in "Knutsen" is typically silent in English pronunciation.
There are some rules to silent K: 1.) If the K is followed by an N at the beginning of the word which is KN, then the K becomes silent. Here are some examples of words with silent K: 1.) Knife 2.) Knee 3.) Know 4.) Knew 5.) Knit 6.) Knitting 7.) Knob 8.) Knock 9.) Knickers 10.) Knuckle 11.) Knight 12.) Knack 13.) Knot 14.) Knave 15.) Knavish 16.) Knead 17.) Knoll 18.) Knell 19.) Knap 20.) Knawel 21.) Knur 22.) Knurl 23.) Kneel 24.) Knelt 25.) Knicks Although "weakness" contains a KN, the K doesn't become silent because it's not at the beginning of the word and it's a compound word.