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How do you spell mermaid?
mermaid
M-E-R-M-A-I-D
In your language
Русский
русалка
Español
sirena
العربية
حورية البحر
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This is a mermaid.
Once upon a time, there was a mermaid.
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- I spySpread the picture cards around the room and say “I spy with my little eye something beginning with M!” The first child to point at the mermaid card and name it spies next.
- Kim's gameLay out five picture cards, the mermaid card among them. Children close their eyes, you take one away and ask “What's missing?” If it's this one, they call out “mermaid!”
- Swat itStick the cards on the board and give two children a flyswatter each. Say “mermaid”: the first to swat the right picture wins a point.
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Questions and answers
- How do you spell mermaid?
- M-E-R-M-A-I-D. Mermaid has 7 letters and starts with M.
- What is mermaid in Russian, Spanish and Arabic?
- In Russian: русалка. In Spanish: sirena. In Arabic: حورية البحر.
- What is the plural of mermaid?
- Mermaids: one mermaid, two mermaids.
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Fairy Tales Vocabulary Presentation (Free PPT)
Free fairy tales vocabulary presentation for ESL kids: 16 picture slides with audio, a quick check and a review grid. Present online or get PPT.