Vocabulary: Sport and Leisure.

1. Complete each sentence with a word from the list. Use each word only
once.

handlebars racket rope glasses net

costume whistle saddle gloves rod club
ice

- When Brenda entered the swimming competition she bought a new

- I learned to ride a horse without using a
- Gemma tried to hit the golf-ball with her .. but missed it.
- After the tennis match, one of the players jumped over the
.
- Dianas bike crashed into a tree, and she was thrown over the

- A mountain-climbers life may depend on their .
- Open-air skating can be dangerous if the . is too thin.
- Peter put his in front of his face to protect himself
from his opponents punches.
- Suddenly the referee blew his and pointed to the
penalty spot.
- Skiing can be dangerous if you dont wear dark.
- I had to play the doubles match with a borrowed

- Terry went fishing with the new . his parents gave
him.

2. Match these words with the comments given.

Billiards crossword embroidery hiking camping

draughts gambling jigsaw cards do-it-yourself
gardening model-making

- Catherine dealt, and gave me the ace, king and queen of hearts.
- You need a small needle, and threads of different colours.
- I couldnt find ten down, so I looked for words in the dictionary.
- Ian glued the parts together wrongly because he didnt read the
instructions.
- When Ellen is losing, she tried to knock the pieces off the board.
- The path we want doesnt seem to be on the map.
- Nigel missed the red, and put the pink in the pocket by mistake.
- I want to put 50 on Ealing Comedy to win in the 4.30 at York.
- These pieces with flowers on all look the same, dont they.
- Graham papered the hall while I was painting the doors.
- When I woke up there was a chicken inside the tent.
- The daffodils I put in havent come up this year.

3. Choose the most suitable word underlined in each sentence.

- Sue came first in the 5000 metre competition/game/race.
- Jack and Eddie arranged to meet outside the football ground/field/pitch.
- Brenda goes jogging every morning to keep exercised/fit/trained.
- Our team beat/defeated/won the match by two goals to nil.
- The local stadium isnt large enough for so many
audience/viewers/spectators.
- Im afraid I dont find basketball very interested/interesting.
- Collecting matchbox labels is Rebeccas favourite
leisure/occupation/pastime.
- Norman won first medal/prize/reward in the cookery competition.
- All competitors/rivals/supporters for the relay race should make their
way to the track.
- The final result was a/an draw/equal/score.