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 To Guy, my favorite Mr. Gump
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 Word Family Tales: The Day Mr. Gump Helped Katie Krump (-ump) © Scholastic Teaching Resources

Is something broken? Then call Mr. Gump!

He can fix everything and is never a grump!
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He uses his pump!
He can fix a flat tire.
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He can fix a thin pillow.
He makes it quite plump!
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He sews up its hump!
He can fix a stuffed camel.
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He puts back the jump!
He can even fix a pogo stick.

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One day, Katie Krump called her pal Mr.Gump:

“Can you please take a look at my ugly tree stump.
If you can’t repair it—it’s going to the dump!”
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“I’m sure I can fix it,” declared Mr. Gump

(for he hated to see anything go to the dump).
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So he zoomed right over

to Miss Katie Krump’s,
who showed him the stump,
which was loaded with lumps.
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But he knew he could fix it,
that great Mr. Gump.
So he took out his hammer.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
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He spackled and sanded
and smoothed every bump!
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he unveiled the stump...
And when he was finished,

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cried a thrilled Katie Krump.
“Why, you’ve made a fine table!”
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“And it’s just time for tea now,
my dear Mr. Gump!
Tell me, how do you take yours—
with one or two lumps?”
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 -ump Word Family Riddles
Listen to the riddle sentences. Add the right letter
or letters to the -ump sound to finish each one.
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1 On Saturday I will bring that broken old chair

to the __ump.

2 To get the ball in the basket you have to __ump.

3 To fix my bike tire I needed a __ump.

4 My cat eats so much, he has become rather

___ump.

5 When they cut down the tree all that

was left was the ___ump.

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6 I rode on a camel and sat on its __ump.

7 We had to slow down the car over each

speed __ump.

8 To make the cake batter smooth you must

stir out every __ump.

9 When my dog gets angry he can be such

a ___ump.

10 The book fell from the shelf and landed

with a ___ump.

Now make up some new riddle sentences using - ump

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Answers: 1. dump, 2. jump, 3. pump, 4. plump, 5. stump, 6. hump, 7. bump, 8. lump, 9. grump, 10. thump
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 -ump Cheer
Give a great holler, a cheer, a yell
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For all of the words that we can spell

With a U, M, and P that make the sound –ump,

You’ll find it in bump and lump and jump.

Three little letters, that’s all that we need

To make a whole family of words to read!

Make a list
-ump of other –ump
words. Then
use them in
the cheer!

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 Reading Tips -ump
He re are some quick and fun ways to use this
story to help children learn the word family –ump.
Explain to children that you are going to read a story that has many words with the -ump sound,

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made by the letters U, M, and P. All these words belong to a group called a word family.

Ask children to find the -ump word ending at the top of the front cover. Review aloud with children the
sound these three letters make together. Can they find two words in the title with the -ump sound?

Flip over the book and read the story summary on the back cover. Ask children to point out the
words they hear with the -ump sound. Explain that the story you are about to read includes many
more words that end in -ump. Can they help you find them?

Read aloud the story once for pleasure and enjoy the whimsical illustrations. Then reread the
book, emphasizing the -ump word ending in the appropriate words. Ask children to listen closely
and identify all the words that end in -ump (they might raise their hand or clap when they hear
one, or you might choose a volunteer to point to the word on the page). As they do so, make a
list on chart paper of all the -ump words.

Write each of the words from your list on an unlined index card. Use a different color for -ump
than the rest of the word. Read each word on the cards with children. On another reading of the
story, distribute the cards to children and have them hold up their card as their word is read.

Pages 14–15 of the book feature 10 riddles with

answers that require a word ending in -ump. Read Other words in
each riddle aloud and have children volunteer answers.
the -ump family:
Read aloud the cheer on page 16 several times, slump
chump
with lots of energy. Invite children to join you in
reciting the cheer when they feel ready (you might clump trump
even choose a “cheerleader”). rump ump

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