Cloze the Gap!

(ab)
Read the following sentences, saying the word crab when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ab family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices! Some words are used twice!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Did you find a Some people take a taxi Our new dog is a golden My mom says that its not nice to May I have a Ouch! My knee has a Sometimes you have to pull a

at the beach? to the airport. . things. of butter for my bread? on it! in pop-up books. .

When I talk a lot, Mom says that I have the gift of Dont and tell our secret! is short for fabulous! The of a big truck is hard to get into! . Word Bank grab tab

12. My dad works in a science

blab fab

dab lab

scab crab

cab gab
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Cloze the Gap! (ace)

Read the following sentences, saying the word race when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ace family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices! Some words are used twice!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Jace won the Would you save my

and got a blue ribbon. in line? on it.

My sisters party dress has lots of Kindergarten kids We couldnt find a parking The soccer team needs to My science project won first Mom, the Dont forget to leave a

their letters and numbers. near the store. their uniforms. this year. on my tennis shoe broke today. between your words. on his left leg. in my mouth. around in the morning to get

10. Grandpa wears a 11. I lost a tooth and now I have a

12. Sometimes we ready for school. race lace place space

Word Bank replace trace

brace

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Cloze the Gap! (ack)

Read the following sentences, saying the word crack when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ack family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Do you like to eat a Some people carry their lunch in a paper Did you Our teacher has a big May I borrow your Watch out for that My comes Why dont we ask May we please use a

after school? .

a lunch for the field trip? of papers to grade. crayon? in the sidewalk! from the library at noon. to play kickball with us? to put our up? sure is messy today! Word Bank snack crack

10. Boy, the coat

sack rack

back stack

black Jack

pack tack

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Cloze the Gap! (ad)

Read the following sentences, saying the word sad when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ad family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

The opposite of happy is We The opposite of good is I went fishing with my My best friends name is When you finish high school, you are a A boy can be called a Mom was My . .

. a good time at the party. . on Saturday.

when I broke the window. calls a thing a when I go camping. Word Bank mad doodad .

10. I sleep on a

pad had sad

bad Chad

grad lad

dad grandad

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Cloze the Gap! (ag)

Read the following sentences, saying the word bag when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ag family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

I bring my lunch to school in a paper Dad uses an old Mom says that its not nice to A male deer is called a Our Tree branches can An old, tired horse is called a We all wore a name My dog will or a buck. is red, white, and blue. your sweater.

. to wash the car. .

. on the first day. his tail when he is happy. toss at school today. . brag tag wag beanbag

10. We played 11. During the storm we had to fill a bag rag sandbag nag snag

Word Bank flag stag

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Cloze the Gap! (ail)

Read the following sentences, saying the word sail when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ail family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Jack and Jill went to fetch a When hes happy, my dog wags his A Can you hit the A braid can be called a leaves a slimy

of water. . . with the hammer? .

sounds just like sale, but isnt spelled the same. My favorite Easter song is about Peter Grandma sent a valentine card in the is small balls of ice that fall from the sky. is a shy, brown bird. Word Bank sail snail . .

10. A

pigtail pail cottontail

trail mail

tail quail

nail hail

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Cloze the Gap! (ain)

Read the following sentences, saying the word rain when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ain family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

I hope it doesnt Did your grandma come on the bus or on the Will you please Lots of junk food can make you The new shoe store is on My grape drink left a purple Dad says that the bathtub I have to use my My big brother said that Im a

on Saturday! ? this problem to me? weight. Street. on my shirt! is plugged up. when I think in school. in the neck! about chores.

10. Mom doesnt like it when we 11. One

of sand is so small that its hard to see. on my necklace broke!

12. Mom, the

rain train

drain brain

main stain

Word Bank
gain chain

explain pain

grain complain
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Cloze the Gap! (air)

Read the following when you come to a family to fill in the sentences to double be used twice! sentences, saying the word chair blank space. Use words from the air blanks and make sense. Reread your check your choices! Some words may

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Im the My mom bought me a new

monitor at school this week. of shoes last night. ? to climb. ? .

Do you like the way my sister braided my We have more than one Did you go on the rides at the Dad told us to go outside for some fresh The Grandma gave us a high Kids think that some rules are man is here to fix the TV! for the new baby. .

10. That ramp is helpful to a person in a 11. The baseball player jumped up to catch the ball in

. .

chair fair

pair stair

Word Bank
hair air

repair unfair

wheelchair midair

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Cloze the Gap! (ake)

Read the following sentences, saying the word bake when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ake family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices! Some words might be used twice!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

My mother loves to Did you feel that Please Fishing was great at the Will you please Its time to We each got a Dad ate one more I only made one

cookies for snacks. last night?! me up early tomorrow, Mom. yesterday! the leaves into a pile? a bath, called Mom. at the school party. for breakfast than I did. on my test today! is dangerous! . !

10. A 11.

If you want to stop your car, step on the

12. Sometimes my grandma says, For goodness

take bake

lake rake

mistake

Word Bank

wake

brake

earthquake

pancake

sake

cupcake rattlesnake
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Cloze the Gap! (ale)

Read the following sentences, saying the word sale when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ale family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices! Some words might be used twice!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

My class went on a boat and we saw a The word You cant eat bread when it is The school nurse said to step on the Moms favorite store is having a shoe A word that sounds like pail is Inhale is the opposite of There was a strong The opposite of . . sounds like tail. . . .

during the hurricane. is hill. deer is called a buck. of hay on Grandpas farm. pig is called a sow.

10. A 11. We sat on a

12. A

male exhale

stale sale

tale pale

Word Bank
gale whale

dale scale

bale female
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Cloze the Gap! (all)

Read the following sentences, saying the word ball when you come to a blank space. Use words from the all family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Will you throw the We use a telephone to An ant is very My mom and I like to shop at the We have to walk quietly down the How is your dad? .

to me? our friends.

. at school.

Some trees turn brown and orange in the Farmers keep some horses in a In September we can watch

. in the barn. on TV.

10. My dad likes to play 11.

with his best friend. it on the

Before we can play the game, we have to computer. hall small handball stall call Word Bank fall mall tall football

ball install

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Cloze the Gap! (am)

Read the following sentences, saying the word swam when you come to a blank space. Use words from the am family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Did you know that I My grandma likes for me to call her We had Pam A test is also called an Lincolns first name was Dont A daddy sheep is called a Do you want

seven years old now? .

for dinner on Sunday. ten laps in the pool yesterday. . . the door when you go out! . on your bread? to be polite. famous.

10. Some people call a lady 11. Dr. Seuss made the name Word Bank exam ram swam slam

maam jam Sam

ham am

Gram Abraham

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Cloze the Gap! (an)

Read the following sentences, saying the word can when you come to a blank space. Use words from the an family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Coke comes in a If you sit in the sun, you might get a My class Dad bought a shiny, new Did you see the new We saw an Peter can fly like a bird.

or in a bottle. .

in relay races today! instead of a car. movie! at the zoo.

Mom cooks the bacon in a frying I use a broom and a

. for my chores. ? . Whats yours?

10. Have you ever been to 11. My favorite cereal is Raisin Word Bank orangutan pan

ran van Bran

tan Pan

can

Japan Superman

dustpan

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Cloze the Gap! (and)

Read the following sentences, saying the word sand when you come to a blank space. Use words from the and family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

My favorite sandwich is peanut butter The school Oscar Mayer is my favorite The musician played a baby Grandpa asked me to We gave the actors in the school play a big What time does your plane is the opposite of spicy. My dog obeys when I give him a . ?

jelly.

played at our football game. of hot dogs. piano at the concert. the piece of wood. .

10. Thats a pretty 11. Does your bike have a

in your hair, Mandy. on it? for the pledge of allegiance.

12. Our class has to

command bland

sand band

grand stand

Word Bank

headband kickstand

and land

hand brand
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Cloze the Gap! (ank)

Read the following sentences, saying the word drank when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ank family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Dad went to the Mom, I

to deposit his paycheck. all of my milk. . a car to start it. when Dad washed it. . you note to Grandma. on some people. ! to the bottom of the lake! ! the girls long hair. Word Bank blank tank drank sank prank plank thank yank
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We always have to write our name in the In the old days you had to Moms best dress Sea World has a new shark Dont forget to write a Its not nice to play a The chain on my bike broke and went,

10. My fishing pole 11. Pirates used to make people walk the

12. That bully likes to bank clank shrank crank

Cloze the Gap! (ap)

Read the following sentences, saying the word clap when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ap family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Baseball players like to wear a After the program, its polite to Always use a My baby sister has to take a Did you Can you Dad set a I held the new kitten on my Birds their wings to fly. your toes to the music. What shall I do with this

. for the actors. when you travel! after lunch.

the birthday present? your fingers? to catch the mouse. .

of paper?

12. The map snap wrap trap

on my backpack broke! clap

Word Bank

nap

lap tap

scrap cap
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strap

flap

Cloze the Gap! (ark)

Read the following sentences, saying the word shark when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ark family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

We had a picnic in the Have you heard the story of Noahs Are you afraid of the A meadow My silly dog likes to Sea World has a new Dont forget to write a period or a question I can sing Electricity can cause a

on Saturday. ? ? is known for its beautiful song. at airplanes! exhibit. .

the Herald Angels Sing. . . on her vacation. to save your place in your book. lark ark spark
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10. An anteater is also called an 11. Mrs. Carl went to

12. Use a park dark hark Denmark bark

Word Bank

mark shark

bookmark aardvark

Cloze the Gap! (art)

Read the following sentences, saying the word cart when you come to a blank space. Use words from the art family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Our grocery

is full of food. .

The teacher showed me how to make a number Grandpa drives a golf My favorite subject in school is Another word for clever is Dad likes to play a The opposite of finish is A small pie can also be called a My baby brother likes to take his toys of the book did you like best? at nine oclock. is a famous Austrian music composer. art dart part chart apart Mozart . game with his friend. . . when he plays. .

10. Which 11. 12. Our plane will

Word Bank
smart depart

mart start

tart cart

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Cloze the Gap! (ash)

Read the following sentences, saying the word splash when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ash family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Mom asked me to take out the Its fun to Did you see the Chicken pox gives you an itchy You can get Will you tie the Dont May I at an ATM. on my dress? in the bathtub. of lightning? .

your finger with the hammer! the potatoes for dinner? ! left in the pit.

If you drive carefully you will not

10. When a fire goes out, there is 11. Dad had to ash rash mash

to the store before it closed. Word Bank crash cash smash sash splash flash trash dash

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Cloze the Gap! (at)

Read the following sentences, saying the word cat when you come to a blank space. Use words from the at family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

My Mom, I need a new ball and A builder has to wear a Jan likes to Wear a We Do you like Did you see the

had kittens last night! for baseball. for safety. with her friends on the telephone. when you go outside. on the rug to hear a story at school. milk? in the Olympics? . . at school.

The vet says that its not healthy for pets to be

10. Grandma washes her clothes at the 11. We are learning about an animals

bat hardhat nonfat

cat fat sat

Word Bank

chat hat

habitat acrobat

laundromat
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Cloze the Gap! (ate)

Read the following sentences, saying the word skate when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ate family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices! Some words might be used twice!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

I cant believe I A Did you put your Its not good to be Love is the opposite of Mom, may I Do you like to ice Dad put up a Be sure to tag the

the whole thing! is a very sticky, chewy fruit. in the dishwasher? to school. . the cheese for the spaghetti? or rollerblade? to keep the puppy in the yard. for a homerun, said Coach. for the school dance. your story to, Nate? in the winter?

10. My big sister had a 11. Who did you

12. Do all bears

date hate

ate skate

Word Bank
grate late

plate gate

dedicate hibernate
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Cloze the Gap! (ay)

Read the following sentences, saying the word clay when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ay family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

When I was in kindergarten, I got to play with His dog knows how to sit and how to My big sister uses too much hair What game do you want to Dont forget to take your lunch cafeteria. . .

after school? back to the

6. 7. 8. 9.

You can get stung by a Its fun to jump in the pile of Some people drive too fast on the What is it today?

at the beach. at the farm. .

10. Christmas is my favorite 11. Our airplane sat in line on the stay day clay spray holiday . tray hay stingray

Word Bank

runway

freeway

play

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Cloze the Gap! (eat)

Read the following sentences, saying the word heat when you come to a blank space. Use words from the eat family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices! Some words might be used twice!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

I helped my mom

the eggs for the cake. . .

We had milk and cookies after school for a My teacher told me that my handwriting is very Mom, will you Grandpa always wants

the milk for the hot chocolate? and potatoes for dinner.

bread is good for you. Would you The bus driver said to take a Do I have to my peas, Mom? on Halloween? . ? the directions? .

10. Will you trick-or11. A fold in a skirt is called a

12. Dad, whos going to sit in the

beat wheat

repeat seat

neat

Word Bank

eat meat

treat heat

pleat backseat
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treat

Cloze the Gap! (eep)

Read the following sentences, saying the word sweep when you come to a blank space. Use words from the eep family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3.

The horn on the bus goes That end of the swimming pool is too

! for me. , . the kitchen floor. to climb.

Little Boy Blue was supposed to look after the but he was under the haystack, fast

4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Mother asked me to Rattlesnake Mountain is too I can hear the We have to When we went camping, we got to Little Bo has lost her

of baby birds in that nest. quiet during the fire drill. in a tent. . over dirt roads. .

10. Dad likes to drive his 11. Sad movies always make my mom

beep jeep Peep

sleep keep weep

Word Bank
sweep sheep

deep steep

asleep peep
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Cloze the Gap! (ell)

Read the following sentences, saying the word shell when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ell family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices! Some words may be used twice!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Didnt you hear the recess

ring? . . . me a story. I found at the beach! ? of baking pizza, dont you? at this store? . Mississippi? a story.

We go to the nurse at school if we dont feel very Shout means the same thing as The skater slipped on the ice and I always ask my grandpa to Look at the pretty Would you please answer the I love the How many ice cream flavors do you

10. If you sprain your ankle, it will probably 11. Do you know how to

12. Our teacher wants us to learn how to

bell spell

fell smell

sell

Word Bank

shell

yell swell

tell doorbell
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well

retell

Cloze the Gap! (en)

Read the following sentences, saying the word pen when you come to a blank space. Use words from the pen family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

My teacher read The Little Red A family room is also called a Little boys grow up to be When my room is messy, Mom calls it a Can you count to May I borrow your red marking Babies can play safely in a Now and I want to be a teacher is a clock in London. means sometimes. . .

today. .

and back again? ?

I grow up.

10. Big 11.

When my dad agrees with someone he says, Word Bank hen playpen

men ten pigpen

Ben den

pen then

when Amen

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Cloze the Gap! (ent)

Read the following sentences, saying the word dent when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ent family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices! Some words may be used twice.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

The policemans car had a big A penny is the same as one My family How much money have you We took our My grandma You can .

in it.

camping last weekend. on comic books? when we went camping. me a postcard from New York. surfboards and rollerblades at the beach. . . . in the yard work.

Our new driveway is made of Dogs track other animals by their

10. The school carnival is my favorite 11. Dad says that we didnt even put a Word Bank sent cement

scent tent

spent dent

rent event

cent went

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Cloze the Gap! (est)

Read the following sentences, saying the word pest when you come to a blank space. Use words from the est family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices! Some words may be used twice!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

The teacher always tells us to do our East is the opposite of Sometimes after I run, I need to stop and How did you do on the spelling Theres a baby humming bird in that tiny My grandma came to my school as a special Did the school nurse your eyes? ? . .

! .

Clean up your room and put your toys in the toy My dog acts like a when he wants a bone. at the dance .

10. The D.J. played songs by 11. I have to wear a life

in the fishing boat. hurts when he coughs.

12. My brothers

rest guest

pest test

best vest

Word Bank
chest test

request west

nest chest
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Cloze the Gap! (et)

Read the following sentences, saying the word fret when you come to a blank space. Use words from the et family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

The teacher always tells us not to Did you We took our dog to the Which letter comes next in the The ball went into the Im not ready for school I love to look at the puppies at the Have you My older brother flies a the new teacher yet?

about things.

to bring your lunch today? for his shots. ? and we won the game! so youd better go alone. store.

in the air force. and hungry .

10. That crying baby really sounds 11. What did you for your birthday?

12. Will you net vet fret yet get jet

the table for dinner?

Word Bank
set pet

forget met

alphabet upset
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Cloze the Gap! (ew)

Read the following sentences, saying the word drew when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ew family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

When we go to church we sit in the same Mom, I Grandma always says to Boy! The wind sure We made some My sister sold a Our class I The pitcher all of the answers on my test!

with my mouth closed! last night! friends during our vacation. boxes of Girl Scout cookies. beans for our science project.

a pretty picture on my Mothers Day card. the ball and made an out! to New York to see Grandpa. for dinner last night. is my favorite kind of nut. pew drew cashew
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10. My family 11. We had beef

12. A grew few stew

Word Bank
threw new

knew blew

flew chew

Cloze the Gap! (ice)

Read the following sentences, saying the word nice when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ice family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices! Some words may be used twice.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Its your turn to roll the Mom, will you put Our teacher has three pet Are little girls made of sugar and Dad used a sharp knife to The My teacher says its not Grandma cooks Two times means

. in my drink, please? in a cage. ? the turkey.

tag tells you how much it costs. to tease someone. and beans together. . . ?

10. Friends can give you good 11. Does Santa really know who is naughty or Word Bank slice advice

nice mice

dice price

ice twice

spice rice

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Cloze the Gap! (ick)

Read the following sentences, saying the word kick when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ick family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices! One word is used twice!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

The third little pig made a Can you

house.

the ball and score a point for our team? ?

Will you show me how to do a magic Youd better We used a Some people get Thin is the opposite of I used glue to Its not nice to play a

your ice cream before it melts! to measure the table. on a boat. . my papers together. on someone. .

10. Bill had to stay home because he was 11. I always up for my friends at school. Word Bank kick thick stick seasick

brick sick

pick lick

trick yardstick

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Cloze the Gap! (ide)

Read the following sentences, saying the word slide when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ide family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices! One word is used twice!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Lets play I like to sit We dug a hole that was deep and Can we go down the The My dad likes to I put my homework On sunny days we can play I cant

and seek. my best friend at school. . at recess? wore a beautiful dress. his dirt bike at the desert. my backpack. . which one I want. into teams for kickball. into home base.

10. Our class had to 11. The coach told the player to Word Bank divide beside

wide hide

slide ride

bride decide

inside outside
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Cloze the Gap! (ig)

Read the following sentences, saying the word dig when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ig family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Large means the same as My friends and I like to Grandpa uses a Miss Piggy wears a silly Can you dance a A trucker drives a big ? .

. in the sandbox. to light the campfire. .

Charlottes web said that Wilbur was Some A Dad said, Hand me that on Saturday night. ? is a small, sweet fruit.

10. The band had a 11. Why do they call your boss a

dig jig bigwig

fig wig

Word Bank big twig pig gig

rig thingamajig

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Cloze the Gap! (ill)

Read the following sentences, saying the word drill when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ill family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Mom, may I have a dollar Dad likes to We take a vitamin

for the field trip? hotdogs on the barbecue. every morning.

you help me with my homework? When Im too wiggly, my mom says, Be Jack and I love The dentist had to A mountain is bigger than a !

went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. pickles on my hamburgers! my tooth. Ouch! . your drink in the car. on my soda? Word Bank pill hill

10. Please dont 11. May I get a

bill will refill

Jill dill

grill drill

still spill

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Cloze the Gap! (in)

Read the following sentences, saying the word thin when you come to a blank space. Use words from the in family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

We played

the tail on the donkey at the party. .

When we say the flag salute, the helper says, Ready. A Did you see the sharks Little pig said, Not by the hair of my chinny, My The opposite of fat is Most cans are made of I can be there looks like a silly smile. at the beach? ,

has lots of freckles from the sun. . . five minutes. . .

10. The merry-go-round makes my head 11. The opposite of to lose is to Word Bank skin win

fin thin within

pin spin

begin tin

grin chin

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Cloze the Gap! (ine)

Read the following sentences, saying the word line when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ine family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

My dad always said, Rise and Our class has the quietest Some libraries make you pay a Ill be Will you be my My card says, Will you be A very strong string is called I love the smell of a

! to wake us up. before school. for late books. years old on my next birthday. ? ? . tree in the woods. . . .

Tarzan could swing from tree to tree on a long

10. Not too many yards have a 11. The opposite of to lose is to

12. Which clothesline pine valentine vine line

are you flying with on your vacation? Word Bank mine twine shine nine fine airline

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Cloze the Gap! (ing)

Read the following sentences, saying the word king when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ing family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Do you like to Ouch! A bee Dad pushes me in the He gave my mom a diamond Old Did you remember to Oh, no! My Mom, may I have some The doctor put my broken arm in a

songs? hurts a lot! in our backyard. for Christmas.

Cole was a merry old soul. your homework? broke! for my kite? . .

10. That mother hen hides her chicks under her 11. My sister lost her Word Bank ring swing in the grass.

bring sting earring

king wing

sing string

sling shoestring

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Cloze the Gap! (ink)

Read the following sentences, saying the word drink when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ink family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Its fun to My favorite color is

milk with a straw. bubble gum. .

The birthday party was at a skating Can you I love to color with Please put your dishes in the kitchen Our teacher said to A with one eye? pens, dont you?

. of a good idea for a story.

is a soft, furry animal. . . in his back.

Hot water will make your sweater

10. Loud noises make me 11. Dad worked too hard and says he has a Word Bank ink sink

pink drink kink

blink rink

wink shrink

mink think

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Cloze the Gap! (ip)

Read the following sentences, saying the word zip when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ip family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Do you like to eat My friend taught me how to We went on a field Its fun to Mom, I need a paper Dad can Dont When it rains, the water will Have you ever been on a

and . to the zoo! soda through a straw. for my papers. pancakes in the air! on the ice!

from the roof. in the ocean? . the cream for the frosting.

10. Aliens ride in a 11. Mom had to

ship trip chips

clip whip spaceship

Word Bank flip sip

drip slip

dip skip

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Cloze the Gap! (it)

Read the following sentences, saying the word knit when you come to a blank space. Use words from the it family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

My big brother Each classroom has a first aid I taught my dog to Mom Dad

a homerun yesterday! . and to stay. the piece of cake in half for us. a fire in the fireplace to keep us warm. anymore. . .

Now that Im eight, my old jacket doesnt Pilots sit in the

My brother wants to drive and got his learners Grandmas going to a sweater for me. means the same as to stop.

10. To 11.

Peaches and olives have a hard Word Bank fit split lit cockpit

in the middle.

hit kit permit

knit sit

quit pit

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Cloze the Gap! (oat)

Read the following sentences, saying the word float when you come to a blank space. Use words from the oat family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

My sister had to stay home because her Its raining, so dont forget your The swim coach taught me how to Some schools have a Do you think theres a dragon in the castle Mom, may I please order a root beer My sister loves to sing, Row, row, row your Mom makes hot

hurt. , said Mom. on my back. closet in each room. ? ? .

meal for breakfast on cold mornings. on the lake.

Dad let me work the oars in the

10. The baby

at the Childrens Zoo ate my nametag!

float float

moat boat

Word Bank
coat goat

throat oat

raincoat rowboat

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Cloze the Gap! (ob)

Read the following sentences, saying the word blob when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ob family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices! Some words might be used twice!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

You have to turn the Dont you love to eat corn on the My sprained ankle is starting to

to open the door. ? with pain! . . the bank yesterday!

Robert likes to be called by his nickname, Uncle Rob just got a new Someone tried to

When Dad wants me to hand him something, he calls it a .

8. 9.

Its not nice to call someone a Oh, no! I spilled a big

or a of glue!

10. To

means to cry hard.

Word Bank
slob Bob snob
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cob job

throb sob

glob rob

doorknob thingamabob

Cloze the Gap! (ock)

Read the following sentences, saying the word sock when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ock family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices! Some words might be used twice!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

An alarm Mom jogs around the Can we catch fish from the

wakes me up on school days. every morning with Dad. , Grandpa? . to keep his clothes clean. . and key. of sheep?

Sometimes its hard to find a matching An artist wears a

We get in trouble at school if we throw a My new bike came with a chain Did Mary have one lamb or a whole Do you wear

to protect your skin in the sun? of the clock? . jokes.

10. Can you hear the tick 11. Worn out electric cords can give you a ,

12. My brother loves

rock block

clock sock

knock lock

Word Bank

dock smock

flock tock

shock sunblock
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Cloze the Gap! (og)

Read the following when you come to a family to fill in the sentences to double be used twice! sentences, saying the word frog blank space. Use words from the og blanks and make sense. Reread your check your choices! Some words may

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Dont

the remote control! every day. ?!

The track coach says that we should Did you see all the bugs under that old Kermit the

is my favorite Muppet. . . the drain in the bathtub. with me? came in the mail today. in a cartoon. is a woodchuck! .

It can be dangerous to drive in the A swampy area might be called a Long hair can Who wants to play The Penneys

10. Scooby Doo is my favorite 11. I didnt know that a

12. A ships captain writes in his daily

hog fog

clog jog

bog frog

Word Bank
log dog

leapfrog catalog

groundhog log
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Cloze the Gap! (oke)

Read the following sentences, saying the word broke when you come to a blank space. Use words from the oke family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices! Some words might be used twice!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

My dads favorite soda is I Ouch! I He played a funny The principal up too early this morning. my fingernail! on me.

to us about the book fair. . ! ! in restaurants in California. ? . .

If you talk with your mouth full, you might When Dad makes hamburgers, theres lots of My turtle is such a You cant

10. Have you ever eaten an 11. I spent my allowance already, so now Im

12. A cowboy can be called a Coke spoke broke woke smoke choke

Word Bank

joke cowpoke

artichoke slowpoke
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Cloze the Gap! (old)

Read the following sentences, saying the word cold when you come to a blank space. Use words from the old family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

My dad bought my mom a We wore a Our teacher Will you please When you have a Can I throw away these The PTA I like to Mom will

bracelet. for Pin the Tail on the Donkey. us to take out our pencils for a test. the napkins for me? , you may need a Kleenex. shoes, Mom? lots of books at the book fair. my dads hand in crowded places. us if were late coming home. . print for exciting parts.

10. A wallet can also be called a 11. Some picture books use fold bold scold told sold

Word Bank
old gold

hold cold

billfold blindfold

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Cloze the Gap! (oo)

Read the following sentences, saying the word boo when you come to a blank space. Use words from the oo family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Our class went on a field trip to the My Uncle Bob has a When people sneeze, it sounds like, Do you know how to play the Do cows really say Grandma has a very noisy I jumped when my friend yelled, Grandpa likes to use a Billy fell and cried, Mommy, I have a . . ? clock! ! fishing pole. ? on his arm.

10. Babies babble and say, 11.

To and two sound just like the word

12. A mother booboo ah-choo kangaroo Boo moo too bamboo cuckoo

has a pouch for her baby.

Word Bank

kazoo zoo

tattoo Goo-goo

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Cloze the Gap! (oom)

Read the following sentences, saying the word groom when you come to a blank space. Use words from the oom family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices! Some words might be used twice!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Mom said that I have to clean my Flowers Carpets and blankets can be made on a Some things go together, like a dustpan and a The bride and During the storm we heard the I couldnt see anything in the That race car seems to We have a new computer in our in the spring.

today.

. .

cut the wedding cake. of the thunder. of the dark night. around the track. ! .

10. Please hang your wet towels in the 11. A looks like an umbrella for a bug!

12. I was filled with bloom groom bathroom room broom

when my friend moved away.

Word Bank
bamboo boom

loom zoom

gloom mushroom
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Cloze the Gap! (oon)

Read the following sentences, saying the word moon when you come to a blank space. Use words from the oon family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Caterpillars spin a silky Some people call a criminal a A Did you see the full The middle of the day is exactly twelve The firemen came as Most babies eat with a plastic The

. .

is a loud, calling bird that dives to get fish. last night? . as they could. .

is a large monkey in Africa. ? character is Bugs Bunny. looks like a masked bandit! ?

Have you ever been in a hot air

10. My favorite 11. A

12. Would you like to come over this

cartoon raccoon balloon

cocoon soon afternoon

Word Bank
baboon noon

loon moon

goon spoon
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Cloze the Gap! (op)

Read the following sentences, saying the word drop when you come to a blank space. Use words from the op family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Mom asked me to The circus has a huge tent called a big Can you My brothers new haircut is a I need to A

the floor. .

on one foot? . for a birthday present. is very sticky and chewy! . . sign! your food on the floor! . just now? Word Bank

Some people call a policeman a My mother doesnt like for me to drink soda Didnt you see that

10. Please dont 11.

During recess we play four square on the

12. Did you feel that

drop cop blacktop

mop pop gumdrop

top stop

hop shop

flattop raindrop
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Cloze the Gap! (ope)

Read the following sentences, saying the word scope when you come to a blank space. Use some words from the ope family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Be sure to put a stamp on the I Cowboys need a lot of An looks like a deer. is another way of saying no. Its not nice to call someone a name like He had to A snowy Dont .

that you can come to my birthday party. on a ranch.

in the dark for the light switch. is a good place to use a sled. because you cant go, said Mom. .

10. The leader of the Catholic Church is the 11. We use a to look at tiny things.

12. We looked at the Milky Way with a

hope pope

nope slope

mope grope

Word Bank
rope dope

envelope antelope

microscope telescope
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Cloze the Gap! (ort)

Read the following sentences, saying the word snort when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ort family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Mom likes to My brother and I built a We had to write a Did you hear that bull What I had to write a

the dirty clothes into piles. in our bedroom. story at school today. at me?! do you play in the spring? about frogs in science. . nap in the afternoon. when you travel to Spain. yesterday. when I hurt my ankle. the way we look. fort port snort passport support
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Dad went to pick up Grandma at the Grandpa takes a You need a

10. The big ships sailed into 11. My friend gave me

12. The mirrors at the circus report distort sort short sport

Word Bank

airport

short

Cloze the Gap! (ot)

Read the following sentences, saying the word knot when you come to a blank space. Use some words from the ot family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

You have to put a Some army men sleep on a The desert is a very Put your money in the My brother

on some letters of the alphabet. in a tent. place in the summer. to get some bubble gum. a new bike and he gave me his old one. . because hes covered with them! and watered them. my homework. . or gallop. .

Cant is a contraction for

My dogs name is We planted our seeds in a Im sorry that I

10. Moms new vacuum cleaner looks like a 11. A horse can walk, run,

12. He got into big trouble with his

cot trot

hot pot

dot got

Word Bank
Spot slingshot

slot cannot

forgot robot
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Cloze the Gap! (ote)

Read the following sentences, saying the word vote when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ote family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices! Some words are used twice!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

a thank you

for my present. bag. control car.

My grandma carries her yarn in a Dad likes to play with my We all got to After I fixed my mistakes, I Grandpa likes to Sometimes when I play the piano, I miss a Will you please help me When grandmas

for our favorite writer. my story. lines from poetry. .

this heavy box? on you, that means they spoil you! in elections. for the VCR?

10. Americans have the right to 11. Dad called, Who has the

tote remote

quote dote

Word Bank
note rewrote

wrote

vote

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Cloze the Gap! (ound)

Read the following sentences, saying the word hound when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ound family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices! Some words may be used twice!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

We have a new slide on the Our new dog came from the Do you get dizzy on a Dad had to Hamburger is also called Did you look for your jacket in the lost and That old car sure makes a loud We gave the actors a My puppy loves to dig holes in the my watch on the playground. . to pitch the ball. . of applause. . . ? the nails in with a hammer. beef.

10. I 11. That dog is just an old

12. The pitcher stands on a sound round pound ground grand

Word Bank

found hound

playground merry-go-round
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mound

Cloze the Gap! (out)

Read the following sentences, saying the word shout when you come to a blank space. Use words from the out family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices! Some words may be used twice!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

The ump yelled, Youre Dad, were you a boy Look at the size of the You dont have to Mom goes to the gym to get a I like my hamburgers Grandpas pig digs in the dirt with its The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water My brothers likes to have a

! when you were little? I caught at the lake! at me! . onions! . . in the backyard. .

10. The seeds in our class garden are starting to 11. Dads truck had a on the way home.

12. Some kids

when they dont get their way.

sprout campout

out scout

pout

Word Bank

spout

snout

without workout
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shout

blowout trout

Cloze the Gap! (ow)

Read the following sentences, saying the word cow when you come to a blank space. Use some words from the ow family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

We took a Our dog loves to eat puppy I dont know A mother pig is called a

at the end of the performance. . to do this math problem. . . to dig up his garden. out of the corn! ? skateboards. , I know hes hungry. to talk. ! when she fell down on the sidewalk.

If you promise to do something, you make a Grandpa uses a small Little Boy Blue, get that May I please have my dessert The school doesnt

10. When I hear my cat 11. The Indians had a big

12. She cried,

plow meow

cow chow

bow now

Word Bank
ow how

sow vow

powwow allow
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Cloze the Gap! (ub)

Read the following sentences, saying the word club when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ub family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices! Some words may be used twice!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

A mother bear takes good care of her Are you going to the My mom belongs to a book Dont forget to If you meeting tonight?

at the library. behind your ears! said Grandma. a lamp, will you really see a genie? .

Some people used to wash their clothes in a metal A bush is also called a Dont . your toe on that rock! tonight? from the deli. .

Mom, may I have bubbles in the

10. My favorite sandwich is a 11. My dad is in the navy and he works on a Word Bank scrub shrub

club cub

rub tub

sub bathtub

stub

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Cloze the Gap! (uck)

Read the following sentences, saying the word stuck when you come to a blank space. Use words from the uck family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

The trash

was so loud, it woke me up! ? on the ice. . at Disneyland.

Does a rabbits foot really bring you good It hurts to get hit by a hockey Some people call a dollar bill a My family saw Donald

When my little brother doesnt like his vegetables, he says, ! ? him out and we won the game! in the chimney. is a trucker.

7. 8. 9.

Do chickens really say, Our pitcher I used to think Santa might get

10. My Uncle

buck luck

Duck cluck

Word Bank
yuck struck

truck stuck

puck Chuck

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Cloze the Gap! (ug)

Read the following sentences, saying the word hug when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ug family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Mom bought a new

for the floor in my room.

your ears when theres too much noise. Can we play -of-war at P.E. time today? and a kiss when I see her. of apple cider at the farm. on the way to work. feels slimy! . a big hole for a pipe. , fly away home! .

Grandma always gives me a We bought a Dad drinks his coffee in a big Yuck! That

If you drop your trash, youre a The street workers , lady

10. Lady 11.

My sister likes to draw, so we call her a Word Bank dug litterbug slug doodlebug

hug mug

bug jug

plug rug

tug

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Cloze the Gap! (ump)

Read the following sentences, saying the word grump when you come to a blank space. Use some words from the ump family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your sentences to double check your choices!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

I got a May I take a My brother is a The

on my head when I fell off the bed. rope out to recess? when he wakes up too early. truck put a load of dirt in our yard. of clay. , look at Frosty go! when he cut down the tree. and lost four games. the gas, Dad? stands behind home plate. .

We made letters out of a Thumpity, Grandpa left a big Our baseball team is in a Can I help you ,

10. The 11.

A camel stores water in its

bump clump slump

jump ump

dump lump

Word Bank

pump grump

stump thump
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