🏆 Sports & Exercise Vocabulary Challenge 🏃

Let's practice some important words for talking about sports and being active! Use the word bank to help you.

Word Bank:

Baseball Basketball Football Ice Hockey Rugby Swimming Tennis Boxing Cycling Golf Running

Activity 1: Complete the Sentences

Instructions: Use a word from the Word Bank to complete each sentence. Write your answer in the gap.

1. We need a pool for practice today.
2. My dad loves playing with a small white ball and clubs.
3. He is fast! He goes every morning before breakfast.
4. Two players hit a small ball over a net in a game of .
5. People watch a lot of on TV, especially the World Cup.
6. You need a large oval ball and no protective padding to play .
7. They wear big gloves and fight in a ring when they do .
8. You need skates, a stick, and a puck to play on the ice.
9. Riding a bike for a long distance is called .
10. We saw a great game of where one player hit the ball out of the park!

Activity 2: Match the Sport to the Description

Instructions: Choose the correct sport from the list that matches the description.

1. You throw a ball through a hoop.
2. This sport uses a bat, a glove, and four bases.
3. A player tries to kick a ball into a large net (a goal).
4. You do this in water, moving your arms and legs.
5. This is a fighting sport, but you wear gloves for safety.
6. You ride a bicycle to train for this popular race.
7. Players wear skates and use a stick to push a puck.
8. A player hits a small ball with a racquet over a net.
9. This sport involves a lot of running and tackling with an oval ball.
10. You walk and hit a ball many times to get it into a hole.

Activity 3: Choose the Best Word

Instructions: Read the question and choose the best sport or activity to complete the sentence.

1. Which sport do you play on a pitch with a bat and a diamond?

2. To practice for a marathon, you need to do a lot of...

3. In which sport do players pass an oval ball backwards?

4. Many people do this activity in the mountains, enjoying nature on their bikes.

5. It's too hot to play outside. Let's go **[activity]** at the indoor pool.

6. He wants to play for the Lakers, so he trains hard at [sport] every day.

7. My coach says I must use my legs and body, not just my arms, to win at **[sport]**.

8. What sport involves wearing large gloves and punching?

9. Which sport uses a long, thin stick (a club) to hit a small ball over a long course?

10. The children love to play [sport] in the park because they only need a ball and a goal.