Sports (4)
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
o
c
c
Sport where players kick a ball into a net without using their hands
2.
s
t
l
l
A game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is
3.
b
u
A lump on the body caused by a blow
4.
t
w
o
r
Cooperative work done by a team
5.
t
s
Headdress that protects the head from bad weather (plural)
6.
i
k
Sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes
7.
t
r
Clear liquid we drink that falls as rain
9.
d
v
A headlong plunge into water
11.
B
s
Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical (plural)
12.
B
a
t
b
l
Team sport where you shoot a ball through a hoop
14.
l
l
Round object used in games (plural)
15.
p
s
Horizontal circular metal ___ supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball (plural)
16.
n
i
g
Taking a series of rhythmical steps in time to music
17.
H
r
u
A base hit on which the batter scores a ___
18.
s
s
A play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
19.
g
l
Game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck (plural)
20.
v
l
l
b
a
Sport where teams hit a ball over a high net
21.
s
e
A stroke that puts the ball in play
22.
s
b
l
l
Bat-and-ball sport played on a diamond
23.
p
a
d
s
Protective garment consisting of a pad worn by football or baseball or hockey players (plural)
24.
s
w
m
g
Moving through water using your arms and legs