Schwa Sound Cloze Passage

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🎯 WALT (We Are Learning To)

We are learning to identify and use words with the schwa sound (/ə/) in context.

📋 Success Criteria

I can:

Read words with the schwa sound

Choose the correct word to complete sentences

Use picture clues to help me

📖 Instructions

Read the story below. Fill in the missing words using the word bank. Use the picture clues to help you choose the right word.

📚 Word Bank

banana • elephant • camera • pizza • sofa • zebra • panda • umbrella • cinema • drama • vanilla • agenda • arena • pajama • extra • soda

🏠 Emma's Amazing Weekend Adventure

Emma woke up on Saturday morning still wearing her purple _____________ 👔 with stars on them. She stretched and walked to the living room, where she sat on the comfortable _____________ 🛋️ to plan her weekend.

Her mum had written a special _____________ 📝 for the weekend activities. "First, let's have breakfast," said Mum, giving Emma a yellow _____________ 🍌 and a glass of orange _____________ 🥤 to drink.

"Don't forget to pack an _____________ 📦 towel for later," Mum reminded her, picking up her _____________ 📷 to make sure it was ready for taking photos at their first destination.

Their first stop was the zoo, where Emma saw a huge grey _____________ 🐘 spraying water on its back. In the next enclosure, a black and white _____________ 🐼 was munching on bamboo leaves, completely ignoring the visitors.

The striped _____________ 🦓 galloped across its large enclosure like it was performing in an _____________ 🏟️. Dark clouds began to gather, so Dad quickly opened his big _____________ ☂️ just as the first raindrops started to fall.

After the zoo, they drove to Emma's favourite restaurant where she ordered a delicious _____________ 🍕 with _____________ 🍦 ice cream for dessert. The ice cream was so creamy and sweet!

In the evening, they went to the local _____________ 🎬 to watch an exciting _____________ 🎭 about pirates and treasure. Emma loved every minute of the action-packed movie, and it was the perfect end to her wonderful weekend adventure!

On Sunday morning, Emma's family decided to visit Grandma's house. When they arrived, Grandma was sitting in her garden _____________ 🏟️ watching the birds. She had prepared a special lunch with an _____________ 📦 helping of Emma's favourite _____________ 🍌 bread.

After lunch, they all sat on Grandma's old _____________ 🛋️ to look at photo albums. Grandma showed them pictures she had taken with her vintage _____________ 📷, including funny ones of Dad when he was little, still in his _____________ 👔 at breakfast time. Emma giggled at how silly Dad looked with messy hair and a big smile!