Sports
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. football
A. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field (plural)
2. lizards
B. Intense adverse criticism
3. midfield
C. The position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage
4. basketball
D. The middle part of a playing field
5. lions
E. Team sport played with a ball and goalposts
6. Goalie
F. Large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail (plural)
7. defence
G. Game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck
8. soccer
H. An area that is approximately central within some larger region
9. wizards
I. Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail (plural)
10. linebacker
J. The team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
11. center
K. Sport where players kick a ball into a net without using their hands
12. hockey
L. The defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal
13. forward
M. A score in American football
14. ravens
N. Big cat known as king of the jungle (plural)
15. goal
O. The person who plays the position of ___ in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
16. attack
P. Sport played on ice with sticks and a puck
17. touchdown
Q. Team sport where you shoot a ball through a hoop