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How to spell knowledge
Knowledge is spelled K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E. Know plus ledge: the silent K of know, then the D before the G, as in ledge.
What it means: Information and skills gained through learning or experience.
In a sentence: Books are full of fun and knowledge!
The part people get wrong
Watch for a silent k, and an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.
Same family: known, knowing, knowledgeable, acknowledge, recognize. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.
Where it comes from: The word "knowledge" comes from Middle English forms like "knouleche" and is related to the verb "know" plus an old ending that indicated an action or state. Long ago it was closely connected to the idea of acknowledging or recognizing something as true.
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Words like this
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