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Nationality Words- Syllables Maze Games

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Number of syllables in nationality adjectives games.

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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)

 

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