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How to spell knoll

Knoll is spelled K-N-O-L-L. The part people get wrong: double L.

hear itknoll/noʊl/nounSilent and tricky

What it means: A small hill or mound.

In a sentence: The bunny played on the grassy knoll.

The part people get wrong

Watch for double l, and a silent k.

Same family: hill, mound, rise, ridge, hillside. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Knoll” comes from Old English “cnoll,” meaning a small rounded hill or lump. It is related to the word “knob,” and the silent ‘k’ reflects its ancient Germanic roots, where the /k/ sound was once pronounced.

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