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.
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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