Collocations- Counting Syllables Practice

Make the collocations counting syllables practice

Join the words in one group below to make common English compound nouns etc with 2 syllables, 3 syllables, 4 syllables, 5 syllables and 6 syllables (one of each).

automatic                                                    building

convenience                                 desk

front                                                             store

office                                                            noodles

pot                                                                pencil

 

hole                                                              apartment

salad                                                            app

security                                                       dressing

smartphone                                                guard

studio                                            punch

 

co                                                                  buffet

department                                                 operation

eat-all-you-like                             scarf

white                                                            store

winter                                            tea

 

apartment                                                   block

assistant                                                     manager

ballpoint                                                      media

lap                                                                 pen

social                                             top

 

airport shuttle                               bus

roller                                                             celebrity

ski                                                                coaster

steering                                                       slopes

TV                                                                wheel

 

mixed                                            bag

petrol                                             commercial

plastic carrier                               gel

shower                                                        race

TV                                                                station

 

free                                                              control

hot                                                                oven

microwave                                                  sales

remote                                                         springs

summer                                                       time activities

Label the collocations with their number of syllables to check that you’ve made the right collocations. Then go through the answers as a class, from the shortest in each section, making sure that you pronounce the right number of syllables each time.

 

Answer key

2- front desk

3- pot noodles

4- office building

5- convenience store

6- automatic pencil

 

2- hole punch

3- smartphone app

4- salad dressing

5- security guard

6- studio apartment

 

2- white tea

3- winter scarf

4- department store

5- cooperation

6- eat-all-you-like buffet

 

2- laptop

3- ballpoint pen

4- apartment block

5- social media

6- assistant manager

 

2- ski slopes

3- steering wheel

4- roller coaster

5- airport shuttle bus

6- TV celebrity

 

2- mixed race

3- shower gel

4- petrol station

5- TV commercial

6- plastic carrier bag

 

2- hot springs

3- summer sales

4- remote control

5- microwave oven

6- free time activities

 

Test each other on counting syllables:

• Say words and expressions and see if your partner can count the syllables
• Say a number of syllables and see if your partner can say a word/ expression that matches