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How to spell gnat

What it means: A small flying insect that bites.

In a sentence: A tiny gnat flew around the garden. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for a silent g. Often misspelled as nat or gnatt.

Same family: gnats, mosquito, midge, insect, bug. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Gnat comes from Old English "gnæt," meaning a small flying insect; the initial "g" used to be pronounced but became silent over time, similar to words like "gnome" and "gnarl."

Patterns it uses: Silent letters

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