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Optimse B2 Sports vocabulary

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  • Where do you play football or hockey?
    on a football/hockey pitch
  • What is the place called where you can ice skate?
    Ice rink
  • What's the second most popular sport in the world (after football)?
    cricket
  • What do you need to surf?
    Surfboard (and a wetsuit for bonus points)
  • Who is the person, in many sports, who helps people give their best performance?
    the coach or manager
  • What sport is this person doing?
    Skiing
  • What do you use to play golf?
    a golf club
  • In boxing, what is the place called where the boxers fight?
    The ring
  • What do you need to do this sport?
    Skateboard
  • What is the name of this position in football?
    Goalkeeper
  • What is the place called where people race cars, like Formula 1?
    track or race track
  • What popular beach game is now an Olympic sport?
    volleyball
  • What do you hit a tennis ball with?
    a tennis racquet (or racket)
  • What do we call the long "stick" people use to catch fish?
    Fishing rod
  • Where do you play tennis?
    on a court (grass, clay or hard court)
  • What are the three most popular sports in the USA (in order)?
    American football, basketball, baseball
  • What's the general term for running, jumping, etc, as a sport?
    athletics
  • What do sports players do before a match?
    warm up
  • What do we call a person taking part in a race?
    Competitor
  • What do we call a person who watches a sport match in a stadium?
    Spectator
  • In tennis, how do you say the score "30-0"?
    thirty love
  • What sport, played with a ball, is popular in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, England, Wales and France, but not in many other countries?
    rugby
  • What is the place called where you play golf?
    Golf course
  • What's the term for a referee in tennis or cricket?
    the umpire
  • In football, how do you say the score "2-0"?
    two nil