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Sports Vocabulary Matching

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Sports Vocabulary Matching

Sports equipment illustration

🏀 Part 1: Picture and Word Matching

Instructions: Cut out the words below and match them to the correct pictures.

Pictures

🏀 [Picture: Round orange ball]
🏏 [Picture: Wooden sports stick]
🪢 [Picture: Jumping rope with handles]
🥅 [Picture: Sports net/mesh]
🏸 [Picture: Tennis/badminton racket]
⚽ [Picture: Football goal posts]
🏀 [Picture: Basketball hoop]
🎲 [Picture: Two dice with dots]
🎯 [Picture: Board game with squares]
🔘 [Picture: Small round game piece]

Draw lines to match →

Words to Cut Out

BALL
BAT
SKIPPING ROPE
NET
RACKET
GOAL
HOOP
DICE
BOARD GAME
TOKEN

✏️ Part 2: Complete the Sentences

WALT: We are learning to use sports vocabulary in sentences.

1. I kick the __________ into the __________.

Word bank: ball, goal

2. In basketball, I throw the ball through the __________.

Word bank: hoop, net, racket

3. To play tennis, I need a __________ and a __________.

Word bank: racket, ball, bat

4. Children use a __________ to exercise and have fun.

Word bank: skipping rope, dice, token

5. Board games often use __________ and __________ to play.

Word bank: dice, token, hoop

🎯 Part 3: Extension Activity

Choose 3 sports items from today's vocabulary. Draw them and write one sentence about each:

Item 1: ________________

Sentence: _________________________________

Item 2: ________________

Sentence: _________________________________

Item 3: ________________

Sentence: _________________________________

Challenge: Can you think of a game from your home country that uses any of these items? Write about it:

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