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