Activities & Sports

Vocabulary
Can you match these words to the descriptions?
tennis

football

golf

darts

snooker

cricket

boxing

cycling

The first word has been done for you.

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a game played by two to four people, using

balls and racquets

an outdoor game played by hitting balls with

long thin clubs, usually on grass

an indoor game played by hitting balls with a

cue, on a table covered with green fabric

a fighting game played in a ring, by people

wearing padded gloves

a very popular game of two halves played by

2 teams of eleven players on a pitch

a sport that involves riding bicycles at great

speed

an indoor game where you throw sharp

pointed objects at a target

an outdoor game played on grass between

two teams, using balls, bats and wickets

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Putting Words In Alphabetical Order

Look at the words below.
football

basketball

swimming

darts

tennis

judo

cycling

yoga

Can you write them in alphabetical order?

The first word has been done for you.

1. basketball
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

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Jumbled sentences
The words in these sentences are jumbled up. Can you
write them out correctly?
The first sentence has been done for you.
1. Horse races held are
Ascot. at

Horse races are held at Ascot.

2. tennis a famous
tournament. Wimbledon
is
3. race. a cycle is The
Tour De France
4. famous LFC is football
club. a
5. a popular indoor
sport. Snooker is

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Word Challenge
Work with a partner . How many other English words
can you make from the words Wimbledon Tennis
Tournament? Write them down below.

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Answers
Match the Words to the Descriptions
1

tennis

golf

snooker

boxing

football

cycling

darts

cricket

Putting Words In Alphabetical Order

1. basketball
2. cycling
3. darts
4. football
5. judo
6. swimming
7. tennis
8. yoga
Jumbled Sentences
1. Horse races are held at Ascot.
2. Wimbledon is a famous tennis tournament.
3. The Tour De France is a cycle race.
4. LFC is a famous football club.
5. Snooker is a popular indoor sport.

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Tutor Notes
Maps to ESOL and Literacy Core Curriculum Rs/E2.1, RwE2.1, RwE2.3,
Rw/E2.5 and Rw/E3.4.
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Sports & Activities - Words and Pictures Matching Quiz >>
Vocabulary building activity, featuring 30 different popular sports. Click on
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Popular Sports - Word Search >>
Wimbledon - Word Search >>
Wimbledon - Crossword >>

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