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Number of Syllables Maze Game

A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS

A fun puzzle game in which students work their way through a maze by following words with two syllables only, also good as a first step in teaching word stress.

By: Alex Case
Level: All Levels
Theme: General
Study Area: Syllables
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Lesson Plan Content:


Number of syllables maze game

Trace a route through the maze by following the two-syllable words (only), starting from the top-left corner word (“cashier”). You can’t jump over squares and you can only move up, down, left or right, not diagonally. 

Version 1

 

cashier

 

 

Christmas

 

W

 

won’t

 

aren’t

 

colleges

 

aids

 

 

vaccine

 

you’re

 

fortieth

 

rare

 

bra

 

basically

 

 

want to

 

springs

 

we’ve

 

quite

 

gifts

 

thirteenth

 

 

taxes

 

worrying

 

lettuce

 

hundredths

 

I’d’ve

 

puzzle

 

 

mixed

 

sport

 

lengthens

 

tempt

 

Ireland

 

quiet

 

 

Russia

 

salad

 

layer

 

bullying

 

it’ll

If you finish before the other groups, check that you have the correct final word. Then mark the syllables on the other words to make sure that none of them have two syllables.

 

Version 2

Do exactly the same with this version.

 

LA

 

 

double

 

dozen

 

could’ve

 

Asia

 

France

 

changed

 

 

studios

 

apologises

 

cooperation

 

Belgium

 

physically

 

cutlet

 

 

caffeine

 

bottles

 

business

 

bubbles

 

I’d

 

Cyprus

 

 

I’ll

 

itch

 

thirtieth

 

initial

 

stadium

 

ethnic

 

 

label

 

enthusiastic

 

Naples

 

tunnel

 

Ukraine

 

crawl

 

 

laundry

 

litre

 

matches

 

filmed

 

puncture

 

Answer key

The number in brackets is the number of syllables of the wrong words. The ones with no numbers have two syllables and therefore make up the correct route.

Version 1

 

cashier

 

 

Christmas

 

W (3)

 

won’t (1)

 

aren’t (1)

 

colleges (3)

 

aids (1)

 

 

vaccine

 

you’re (1)

 

fortieth (3)

 

rare (1)

 

bra (1)

 

basically (3)

 

 

want to

 

springs (1)

 

we’ve (1)

 

quite (1)

 

gifts (1)

 

thirteenth

 

 

taxes

 

worrying (3)

 

lettuce

 

hundredths

 

I’d’ve

 

puzzle

 

 

mixed (1)

 

sport (1)

 

lengthens

 

tempt (1)

 

Ireland

 

quiet

 

 

Russia

 

salad

 

layer

 

bullying (3)

 

it’ll

 

Version 2

 

LA

 

 

double

 

dozen

 

could’ve

 

Asia

 

France (1)

 

changed (1)

 

 

studios (3)

 

apologises (3)

 

cooperation (5)

 

Belgium

physically (3)

 

cutlet

 

 

caffeine

 

bottles

 

business

 

bubbles

 

I’d (1)

 

Cyprus

 

 

I’ll (1)

 

itch (1)

 

thirtieth (3)

 

initial (3)

 

stadium (3)

 

ethnic

 

 

label

enthusiastic (5)

 

Naples

 

tunnel

 

Ukraine

 

crawl (1)

 

 

laundry

 

litre

 

matches

 

filmed (1)

 

puncture

 

Extra activity

Mark the stressed syllable on the two-syllable words above.

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