Silent T: Rainbow Castle

Welcome to Rainbow Castle, where Coach Nora is teaching a marching game! Listen to the silver whistles, and watch Princess Ruby wave from the castle bridge.

Remember: In castle, listen, whistle, fasten and glisten, the t is silent: you write it, but you never say it. The s and the t sit side by side, and only the s makes a sound: “Princess Ruby lives in a castle.”

Magic trick: Listen carefully: the t in listen is so busy listening that it never makes a sound! It hides the same way in castle and whistle.