Sale and Sail, Plain and Plane: Mermaid Lagoon

Welcome to Mermaid Lagoon! Little boats with pink sails glide across the water, a tiny plane has landed with a splash, and Octavia the octopus has shells for sale at her stall on the beach.

Remember: A sail is the big cloth on a boat that catches the wind, and to sail is to go across water in a boat: “We sail across the lagoon.” A sale is when things are sold, often for less money: “Octavia has a shell sale.” A plane is a machine with wings that flies: “A little plane lands on the water.” Plain means simple, with nothing added: “a plain shell with no stripes.”

Magic trick: Sail has an i, like wind, because sails catch the wind. Plain ends in a, i, n, just like rain, and plane ends in e, for engine.