Upper Primary Week 4 Focus ‘ n sounds spelled kn’
The Rule kn The digraph sound ‘kn’ is found and the beginning and in the middle of words. The k in the kn sound is silent.
knapsack knead
kneel knickers
knife knight
knuckle doorknob
knowledge foreknowing
Knitting knackered
knell knave
unknotted
knapsack kn-a-p-s-a-ck Sounds: 6 Digraphs: kn, ck (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: kn, ck Syllables: knap / sack = 2
knead kn-ea-d Sounds: 3 (dot for graphs & underline for digraph) Diagraphs: kn, ea Syllables: kneed = 1
kneel kn-ee-l Sounds: 3 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: kn, ee Syllables: kneel = 1
knickers kn-i-ck-er-s Sounds: 5 Digraphs: kn, ck, er (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: kn, ck, er Syllables: knick / ers = 2
knife kn-i-fe Sounds: 3 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: kn, fe Syllables: knife = 1
knight kn-igh-t Sounds: 3 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: kn Trigraphs: igh Syllables: knight = 1
knuckle kn-u-ck-le Sounds: 4 Digraphs: kn, ck, le (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: kn, ck, le Syllables: knuck/ le = 2
doorknob d-oo-r-kn-o-b Sounds: 6 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: oo, kn Syllables: door / knob = 2
knowledge kn-ow-l-e-dge Sounds: 6 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: kn, ow Trigraphs: dge Syllables: know / ledge = 2
foreknowing f-ore-kn-ow-i-ng Sounds: 6 Digraphs: kn, ow, ng (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: kn, ow, ng Trigraphs: ore Syllables: fore / know / ing = 3
knitting kn-i-tt-i-ng Sounds: 5 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: kn, tt, ng Syllables: knit / ing = 2
knackered kn-a-ck-er-e-d Sounds: 6 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: kn, ck, er Syllables: knack / ered = 2
knell kn-e-ll Sounds: 3 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: kn, ll Syllables: knell = 1
knave kn-a-ve Sounds: 3 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: kn, ve Syllables: knave = 1
unknotted u-n-kn-o-tt-e-d Sounds: 7 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: kn, tt Syllables: un / knott / ed = 3