Vocabulary: Sports

A place where games such as tennis are played:

• Court

• Course

• Pitch

• Field

The number 0, especially as the score in some games is called:

• Nil

• Null

• Nada

• Void

The sticks used to push yourself forward while skiing:

• Ski bats

• Ski posts

• Ski poles

• Ski sticks

An area of land covered by snow where you can practise skiing:

• A slide

• An edge

• A slope

• A sledge

A weapon with a long metal blade and a handle used in fencing:

• A swan

• A switch

• A sword

• A pointer

The long metal stick used for hitting the ball in golf:

• Golf Stick

• Golf Club

• Golf Iron

• Golf bat

A type of hard hat that protects the head of the players in some sports is:

• Bowler hat

• Hard hat

• Armour

• Helmet

A small metal or plastic tube that you blow to make a sound to attract the players’ attention:

• Whistle

• Whisker

• Whisk

• Whisper

When a game is finished without either team winning, e.g. 1-1, the game ends in a:

• Drawer

• Even

• Draw

• Pair

A player whose job is to stop the ball from going into his/her team’s goal is the:

• Ball stopper

• Doorkeeper

• Goalkeeper

• Gatekeeper