Silent Letters
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. calm
A. A period of time during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
2. wrist
B. Any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
3. wriggle
C. The season when the leaves fall from the trees
4. hedge
D. Large fortified home of a king or queen
5. match
E. Lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical
6. island
F. A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
7. knot
G. A joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
8. resign
H. The fourth day of the week
9. castle
I. The act of wiggling
10. lamb
J. A land mass that is surrounded by water
11. sign
K. Steadiness of mind under stress
12. wednesday
L. To leave voluntarily
13. watch
M. An intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement
14. autumn
N. A tight cluster of people or things
15. calf
O. English essayist
16. hour
P. Young of domestic cattle