Nationality Words- Syllables Maze Games

Nationality words syllables maze games

Nationality words with two syllables maze game

Trace a route through the maze by following only the country words which change into nationality words that have two-syllables, starting from the top-left corner word “Spain” (because the nationality word is “Spa-nish”, with two syllables). You can’t jump over squares and you can only move vertically and horizontally (meaning up, down, left or right), not diagonally. You should finish somewhere on the right-hand side of the maze, with an unbroken line of squares between the start and finish. If you get stuck, try crossing off squares whose nationality words have more than two syllables or fewer than two syllables until there is only one option left for the next square.

Spain	Germany	Holland	Switzerland	Czech Republic	Croatia
Austria	Ireland	France	Peru	Kuwait	Egypt
Norway	Denmark	Brazil	Ukraine	Iraq	Israel
Finland	UK	US	Thailand	Cyprus	India
Georgia	Iceland	Taiwan	Poland	Belgium	Scotland
Malta	Russia	Sweden	Turkey	Greece	England

When you finish, check that you have the correct final word with your teacher. Then mark the syllables on the other words to make sure that they don’t have two syllables.  

Check your answers as a class or below.

 

Answers

The number in brackets is the number of syllables in each nationality word. 

Spanish (2)	German (2)	Dutch (1)	Swiss (1)	Czech (1)	Croatian (3)
Austrian (3)	Irish (2)	French (1)	Peruvian (4)	Kuwaiti (3)	Egyptian (3)
Norwegian (3)	Danish (2)	Brazilian (4)	Ukrainian (4)	Iraqi (3)	Israeli (3)
Finnish (2)	British (2)	American (4)	Thai (1)	Cypriot (3)	Indian (3)
Georgian (2)	Icelandic (3)	Taiwanese (3)	Polish (2)	Belgian (2)	Scottish (2)
Maltese (2)	Russian (2)	Swedish (2)	Turkish (2)	Greece (1)	English (2)

Test each other on the words above by:

• Reading out a nationality word (e.g. “Swedish”) and seeing if your partner can say how many syllables it has
• Reading out a country word (e.g. “Turkey”) and seeing if your partner can say back the nationality word and say how many syllables it has
• Choosing a number of syllables and helping your partner make as many nationality words as they can with that number of syllables (giving hints such as first letters if they get stuck) 

 

Nationality words with three syllables maze game 

Trace a route through the maze below by following only the country words which change into nationality words that have three-syllables, starting from the top-left corner word “Austria” (because the nationality word is “Au-stri-an”, with three syllables). You can’t jump over squares and you can only move up, down, left or right, not diagonally. You should finish somewhere on the right-hand side of the maze, with an unbroken line of squares between the start and finish.

Austria	Ireland	Vietnam	Turkey	Pakistan	Georgia
Norway	Iraq	Denmark	England	Russia	North Korea
Belgium	Egypt	Spain	Scotland	Ukraine	South Africa
Iceland	New Zealand	Germany	Sweden	Australia	Mongolia
Croatia	UK	Finland	Canada	Brazil	Peru
Portugal	India	China	Japan	Israel	Kuwait
Malta	Cyprus	Taiwan	Lebanon	USA	Italy

When you finish, check that you have the correct final word with your teacher. Then mark the syllables on the other words to make sure that they don’t have three syllables.  

Check your answers as a class or below.

 

Answers 

Austrian (3)	Irish (2)	Vietnamese (4)	Turkish (2)	Pakistani (4)	Georgian (2)
Norwegian (3)	Iraqi (3)	Danish (2)	English (2)	Russian (2)	North Korean (4)
Belgian (2)	Egyptian (3)	Spanish (2)	Scottish (2)	Ukrainian (4)	South African (4)
Icelandic (3)	New Zealand (3)	German (2)	Swedish (2)	Australian (4)	Mongolian (4)
Croatian (3)	British (2)	Finnish (2)	Canadian (4)	Brazilian (4)	Peruvian (3)
Portuguese (3)	Indian (3)	Chinese (2)	Japanese (3)	Israeli (3)	Kuwaiti (3)
Maltese (2)	Cypriot (3)	Taiwanese (3)	Lebanese (3)	American (4)	Italian (4)

Test each other on the words above by:

• Reading out a nationality word (e.g. “Swedish”) and seeing if your partner can say how many syllables it has
• Reading out a country word (e.g. “Turkey”) and seeing if your partner can say back the nationality word and say how many syllables it has
• Choosing a number of syllables and helping your partner make as many nationality words as they can with that number of syllables (giving hints such as where that country is if they get stuck)

 

Nationality words with four syllables maze game

Trace a route through the maze below by following only the country words which change into nationality words that have four syllables, starting from the top-left corner word “USA” (because the nationality word is “A-me-ri-can”, with four syllables). You can’t jump over squares and you can only move up, down, left or right, not diagonally. You should finish somewhere on the right-hand side of the maze, with an unbroken line of squares between the start and finish.

USA	Canada	Australia	Mongolia	Brazil	Croatia
Argentina	Israel	Austria	Norway	Peru	Japan
Lebanon	Cyprus	Portugal	Ukraine	South Africa	Egypt
Scotland	GB	Taiwan	Vietnam	Iraq	New Zealand
Wales	UK	Kuwait	Pakistan	India	Ethiopia
England	France	Iceland	Italy	Indonesia	South Korea

When you finish, check that you have the correct final word with your teacher. Then mark the syllables on the other words to make sure that they don’t have four syllables.  

Check your answers below.

 

Answers

American (4)	Canadian (4)	Australian (4)	Mongolian (4)	Brazilian (4)	Croatian (3)
Argentinian (5)	Israeli (3)	Austrian (3)	Norwegian (3)	Peruvian (4)	Japanese (3)
Lebanese (3)	Cypriot (3)	Portuguese (3)	Ukrainian (4)	South African (4)	Egyptian (3)
Scottish (2)	British (2)	Taiwanese (3)	Vietnamese (4)	Iraqi (3)	New Zealand (3)
Welsh (1)	British (2)	Kuwaiti (3)	Pakistani (4)	Indian (3)	Ethiopian (5)
English (2)	French (1)	Icelandic (3)	Italian (4)	Indonesian (4)	South Korean (4)

Test each other on the words above by:

• Reading out a nationality word (e.g. “Swedish”) and seeing if your partner can say how many syllables it has
• Reading out a country word (e.g. “Turkey”) and seeing if your partner can say back the nationality word and say how many syllables it has
• Choosing a number of syllables and helping your partner make as many nationality words as they can with that number of syllables (giving hints such as first letters and geographical location if they get stuck)