1  Write the sports to complete the crossword.

1   water sport

2   running sport

3   team sport with a net

4   fighting sport

5   uses a board

6   track and field events

7   uses a bike

8   played on ice

9   sport for two players

10   uses a helmet

11   racquet sport

12   uses an oval ball

Answer

2 jogging   3 volleyball   4 boxing   5 surfing

6 athletics   7 cycling   8 ice hockey

9 tennis   10 climbing   11 squash

12 rugby

2  Write three sports for each verb.

1   go   ……cycling……   ……………….   ……………….

2   play   ……………….   ……………….   ……………….

3   do   ……………….   ……………….   ……………….

Answer

Suggested answers

1   cycling, climbing, jogging, surfing, swimming, windsurfing

2   tennis, ice hockey, rugby, squash, table tennis, volleyball

3   gymnastics, athletics, boxing, ice skating

3  Write suitable sports.

1   two running sports:   ……jogging……   ……………….

2   two sports with two players:   ……………….   ……………….

3   two ball sports:   ……………….   ……………….

4   two water sports:   ……………….   ……………….

5   two sports played on ice:   ……………….   ……………….

6   two indoor sports:   ……………….   ……………….

Answer

Suggested answers

1   jogging, athletics

2   table tennis, tennis, squash, boxing

3   volleyball, tennis, table tennis, squash, rugby

4   windsurfing, surfing, swimming

5   ice skating, ice hockey

6   gymnastics, table tennis, ice hockey, ice skating, squash, boxing some sports can be both indoors and outdoors, like swimming, tennis, volleyball

Write sentences with the prompts.

1   I / enjoy racket sports / squash

      ……I enjoy racket sports like squash. ……

2   Jack / do / athletics / free time

      …………………………………………….

3   My dad / be / boxing champion / when / young

      …………………………………………….

4   We / always / wear / helmet / guards / cycling

      …………………………………………….

5   My sister / be into / team sports / ice hockey

      …………………………………………….

Answer

2   Jack does athletics in his free time.

3   My dad was a boxing champion when he was young.

4   We always wear a helmet and guards for cycling.

5   My sister is into team sports like ice hockey.

Read the definitions and write the sports using the words in the box.

exercise     fit     match

train     trainers     work out

1   solve a problem   ……work out…… (verb)

2   a type of transport   ……………………. (noun)

3   be the right size   ……………………. (verb)

4   sports shoes   ……………………. (noun)

5   physical activity   ……………………. (noun)

6   be the same   ……………………. (verb)

Answer

2   train (a type of transport)

3   fit (be the right size)

4   trainers (sports shoes)

5   exercise (physical activity)

6   match (be the same)

Choose the correct words. Then decide if they are nouns (N) or verbs (V).

Last weekend, my team took part in an ice hockey competition. Our (1) coach / train (…n…) trained us all month long for the (2) exercise / match (……). As well as doing regular (3) trainer / exercise (……), we were (4) training / coaching (……) three times a week before the event. Our coach is a great (5) trainers / trainer (……), and he really makes us (6) work out / match (……) to the maximum. We travelled to the competition by (7) points / coach (……). The driver couldn’t (8) fit / work out (……) how to get to the sports centre at first and we got a bit lost, but eventually we found the place. We played really well, and we won our match by twenty (9) points / exercise (……). I think it was my lucky (10) train / trainers (……) that made me play well!

Answer

 match, N

 exercise, N

 training, V

5   trainer, N

6   work out, V

7   coach, N

8   work out, V

9   points, N

10   trainers, N

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