Sports vocabulary: sailing, track, volleyball, gymnastics, ice skating, cycling, rowing, snowboarding, golf, and diving

Study the questions and tasks

Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.

Practice level

A1. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.

Question formats

Single choice

How to approach this practice

Use the surrounding sentence to identify the meaning and word form needed. Check which words naturally go together.

1. Question 1 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   People move across the water in a small boat by catching the wind. What is it?

   1. sailing
   2. cycling
   3. rowing
   4. diving
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   sailing

   The correct answer is sailing.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Athletes race against each other by running fast on a red path. What is it?

   1. track
   2. golf
   3. volleyball
   4. gymnastics
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   track

   The correct answer is track.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Players jump to hit a ball over a high net with their hands. What is it?

   1. volleyball
   2. golf
   3. rowing
   4. sailing
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   volleyball

   The correct answer is volleyball.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   An athlete does amazing flips, jumps, and balances on a narrow beam. What is it?

   1. gymnastics
   2. cycling
   3. diving
   4. track
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   gymnastics

   The correct answer is gymnastics.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   You wear special shoes with metal blades to glide and dance on a frozen rink. What is it?

   1. ice skating
   2. snowboarding
   3. cycling
   4. rowing
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   ice skating

   The correct answer is ice skating.

6. Question 6 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   You wear a helmet and pedal a bicycle very fast down a road. What is it?

   1. cycling
   2. diving
   3. golf
   4. sailing
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   cycling

   The correct answer is cycling.

7. Question 7 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   A team of people sit in a long, thin boat and pull oars together to move forward. What is it?

   1. rowing
   2. sailing
   3. volleyball
   4. ice skating
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   rowing

   The correct answer is rowing.

8. Question 8 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   You wear warm clothes and slide down a snowy mountain on one board. What is it?

   1. snowboarding
   2. ice skating
   3. cycling
   4. gymnastics
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   snowboarding

   The correct answer is snowboarding.

9. Question 9 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   You use a long club to hit a small white ball across the grass and into a hole. What is it?

   1. golf
   2. volleyball
   3. track
   4. rowing
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   golf

   The correct answer is golf.

10. Question 10 · Single choice

    Choose one answer.

    You wear a mask and an air tank to swim deep underwater and look at coral. What is it?

    1. diving
    2. sailing
    3. snowboarding
    4. gymnastics
    Check answers and explanations

    Answer

    diving

    The correct answer is diving.

What to review next

Keep a short list of unfamiliar words with their meanings and example sentences. Practise recalling them later, then use them in a sentence of your own.

A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.

Before you practise: a worked example

Read the whole sentence before choosing a word. Check both its meaning and the words it naturally combines with.

Please make an appointment before visiting the clinic.

Make an appointment is a natural word combination. Knowing a dictionary meaning alone may not tell you which verb fits.

This teaching example is separate from the scored questions. After your test, compare any mistakes with the explanation and revisit the topic before trying again.