Two teams kick a ball into a goal

You hit a ball over a net with a racket

Players throw a ball through a high ring

Two teams hit a ball over a high net with their hands

You hit a ball with a bat and run around four bases

Players hit a puck or ball with a long stick

You hit a small white ball into a hole with a club

You move through the water with your arms and legs

You go down a snowy mountain on two long, thin boards

You ride a bike, often in a race

Sports crossword

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Keyword	Match
soccer	Two teams kick a ball into a goal
tennis	You hit a ball over a net with a racket
basketball	Players throw a ball through a high ring
volleyball	Two teams hit a ball over a high net with their hands
baseball	You hit a ball with a bat and run around four bases
hockey	Players hit a puck or ball with a long stick
golf	You hit a small white ball into a hole with a club
swimming	You move through the water with your arms and legs
skiing	You go down a snowy mountain on two long, thin boards
cycling	You ride a bike, often in a race

Teaching notes

Ten sports to guess from short descriptions of how they are played: soccer, tennis, basketball, volleyball, baseball, hockey, golf, swimming, skiing and cycling. The clues use simple present verbs like kick, hit, throw and ride, so it suits A1–A2 learners who are learning sports vocabulary and the verbs that go with it.

Solve it on the board, then ask learners which sports they play and which they like to watch. As a follow-up, ask pairs to write clues for more sports, such as running or surfing, and test another pair. Print it as a clue-matching worksheet with the answer key, play it live so learners solve on their own phones, or switch it to Match up.

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