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FOOTBALL VERBS

For each question, choose the right verb to complete the gap.

1. If you __________ another player, you can get a yellow or red card
a. Foul
b. Pass
c. Score
d. Miss

2. If both teams have the same goals at the end, they __________ the game.
a. Draw
b. Win
c. Lose
d. Start

3. When you try to take the ball from another player, you __________ them.
a. Kick
b. Shoot
c. Score
d. Tackle

4. You __________ a goal when you kick the ball into the net.
a. Score
b. Pass
c. Shoot
d. Miss

5. When you kick the ball to another player on your team, you __________
it.
a. Pass
b. Dribble
c. Volley
d. Shoot

6. The football game starts when one team __________.

a. Kicks off
b. Passes off
c. Throws off
d. Shoots off

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FOOTBALL VERBS - answers

For each question, choose the right verb to complete the gap.
1. If you __________ another player, you can get a yellow or red card
a. Foul is the right answer
b. Pass means to give the ball to another player on your team
c. Score means to kick the ball into the net
d. Miss means try to score but fail

2. If both teams have the same goals at the end, they __________ the game.
a. Draw is the right answer
b. Win
c. Lose
d. Start

3. When you try to take the ball from another player, you __________ them.
a. Kick means to use your foot
b. Shoot means to kick the ball at the goal
c. Score means to kick the ball into the net, to get a goal
d. Tackle is the right answer

4. You __________ a goal when you kick the ball into the net.
a. Score is the right answer
b. Pass means to give the ball to another player on your team
c. Shoot means to kick the ball at the goal
d. Miss means not to score

5. When you kick the ball to another player on your team, you __________
it.
a. Pass is the right answer
b. Dribble means to move the ball with your feet
c. Volley means to kick the ball before it touches the ground
d. Shoot means to kick the ball at the goal

6. The football game starts when one team __________.

a. Kicks off is the right answer – the other answers aren't used to talk
about football.
b. Passes off
c. Throws off
d. Shoots off

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