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English Vocabulary for Sport

Learn Sports Activities in English

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This is a lesson to help you learn the English words for different types of sports. There are eight learning methods for you to work through, including five different games and three different types of flashcard. At the end, there are three example sentences for each word.

Vocabulary Games for

The games and flashcards are currently set to test the following [wait...] words:

Table of Contents

  • Match-the-Pairs Game
  • Memory Game
  • Basic Flash Cards
  • Spell-the-Word Game
  • Multi-Choice Test
  • Learn with Hangman!
  • "Sentence" Flash Cards
  • "Missing Word" Flash Cards
  • Example Sentences
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Match-the-Pairs Game

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  • Your mission is to match each picture with the correct word in as few a clicks as possible.
  • There are three pictures in each set, and there are sets to complete.
  • Click on your first square to start. Good luck!
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Memory Game

Pairs: getting ready...

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  • Your mission is to pair pictures with their correct titles in as few a clicks as possible.
  • Click on a card to turn it. Next, try to find its partner by clicking on a second card. (If you fail to find a match with your second click, both cards will turn again.)
  • This is a memory game as well as a vocabulary-learning game.
  • Click on your first card to start. Good luck!
Ranking (Clicks)

Guru ()
Hero ()
Captain ()
Sergeant ()
Recruit ()

Basic Flash Cards

Spell-the-Word Game

Spell the word represented by the picture.

Learn with Hangman!

Hangman is a classic word game. In this version, the hidden word is one of the words from the "sport" category. Choose your first letter to start.
  • Guess the hidden word by choosing one letter at a time.
  • If you guess a letter in the hidden word, then all is good.
  • If you guess a letter that is not in the hidden word, then the hangman starts to build the gallows.
  • If the gallows are completed, you lose.
  • Good luck!
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Create Your Own Version of This Game

Here is the word library for this game:

"Sentence" Flash Cards

Click on the box to see the word in a sentence.

"Missing Word" Flash Cards

Click on the box to see the missing word in a sentence.

Example Sentences

Here are 3 sentences for each of the following words from the "sport" category:
  • cycling, basketball, tennis, baseball, football, golf, swimming, rugby, volleyball, boxing
    cycling vocabulary list

    cycling

  • Cycling is a sport of riding bicycles.
  • He enjoys cycling through the park.
  • She joined a cycling club.
    basketball vocabulary list

    basketball

  • Basketball is a sport played with a ball and a hoop.
  • He plays basketball every weekend.
  • She watched a basketball game on TV.
    tennis vocabulary list

    tennis

  • Tennis is a sport played with rackets and a small ball.
  • She loves playing tennis.
  • He watched the tennis match at Wimbledon.
    baseball vocabulary list

    baseball

  • Baseball is a sport played with a bat and ball.
  • He plays baseball for the school team.
  • She enjoys watching baseball games.
    football vocabulary list

    football

  • Football is a sport played with a ball on a field.
  • He plays football with his friends.
  • She is a fan of American football.
    golf vocabulary list

    golf

  • Golf is a sport played on a course with a small ball and clubs.
  • He enjoys playing golf on weekends.
  • She watched a professional golf tournament.
    swimming vocabulary list

    swimming

  • Swimming is a sport of moving through water.
  • She practices swimming every morning.
  • He is on the swimming team.
    rugby vocabulary list

    rugby

  • Rugby is a sport played with an oval ball on a field.
  • He plays rugby for the local club.
  • She enjoys watching rugby matches.
    volleyball vocabulary list

    volleyball

  • Volleyball is a sport played with a ball over a net.
  • She joined the volleyball team.
  • He plays volleyball at the beach.
    boxing vocabulary list

    boxing

  • Boxing is a combat sport with two people fighting with gloves.
  • He trains in boxing every day.
  • She watched a boxing match on TV.
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This page was written by Craig Shrives.

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