Vocabulary: Sport

After a difficult match, the school team was able to ___ their rivals.

• beat
• practise

Students from all local schools ___ in the school olympics last month.

• competed
• won

If you want to win this ___ , you’ll have to run a lot every day.

• race
• kick

To get points in baseball you have to ___ the ball with the bat as hard as you can.

• hit
• train

Brazil’s won several World Cups, so it was a big surprise when they ___ the first match.

• lost
• competed

We were able to score a goal with the last ___ of the match!

• kick
• score

Do you only ___ your opponent with your feet in kickboxing, or can you use your fists to hit as well?

• kick
• lost

Everybody cheered when our team managed to ___ a goal in the final minute of the game.

• score
• hit

The match was very boring and ended with a final ___ of 0–0.

• score
• practice

You need to ___ all the time if you want to be the best.

• train
• practise
• beat