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Spell Bee Word: Jump


What does jump mean?

Word: Jump

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Jump means to push yourself up off the ground with your legs.

Synonyms: hop

How do you spell jump?

Syllables: jump

Tricky part: The p after the m is easy to miss. Children who hear only the m leave the p off.

Watch out for: jum, jumb, jummp

Memory tip: Jump has a p you can feel more than hear: hold a hand in front of your mouth and feel the little puff of air the p makes.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. jump the queue: To go ahead of people who were waiting before you. Example: "It is not fair to jump the queue at the canteen."

Jump in a sentence

Example 1: Can you jump over the puddle?

Example 2: The frog likes to jump from leaf to leaf.

Example 3: The cat can jump onto the high wall.

Fun Fact

In the long jump, athletes sprint down a track and leap as far as they can into a pit of sand.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) jamp
b) jomp
c) jump
d) jemp

Show answer

c) jump. The vowel in jump is u, the same as in run.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

jump

a) sit
b) crawl
c) leap
d) fall

Show answer

c) leap. To leap is to jump high or far.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

pumj

a) mpju
b) ujmp
c) jmpu
d) jump

Show answer

d) jump. Only one order can be read aloud as the word for a leap.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

We like to jump into the swiming pool.

a) like
b) jump
c) swiming
d) pool

Show answer

c) swiming. Swimming has a double m.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which activity needs you to jump?

a) drawing a picture
b) skipping with a rope
c) eating your lunch
d) reading a story book

Show answer

b) skipping with a rope

2. Which of these animals cannot jump?

a) a kangaroo
b) an elephant
c) a frog
d) a rabbit

Show answer

b) an elephant

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: hop

More words from this list

October, ride, star, watch, bamboo, catch, dental, foolish

Next steps

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