VOCABULARY QUIZ 2 ● ANSWER KEY

Group A

Sport Compound nouns

Sports collocations
Exercise 1
1 court: You play basketball on a basketball court.

2 track: A cycle track is a place where you can do cycling

races.

3 pitch: You play rugby on a rugby pitch.

4 course: You play golf on a golf course.

Exercise 2
1 coach: A coach is someone who trains a sports team.

2 racket: You play squash with a racket.

3 fan: A fan is someone who really likes a particular sport,

person or team.

4 bat: You play baseball with a bat.

Exercise 3
1 win: If you win a prize or medal, you get it by doing well
in a competition.

2 break: If you break a record, you do better than the

record.
Group B
3 came: If you come first, second, etc., this is the position
you finish in a race or competition.
Sport Compound nouns
4 keep: To keep fit means to do exercise to keep your body Sports collocations
healthy.
Exercise 1
1 pitch: You play football on a football pitch.

Exercise 4 2 resort: A ski resort is a place where people can go skiing.

1 in: If you stay in shape, you remain fit and healthy. 3 rink: You go skating at an ice rink.

2 after: If you chase after someone, you follow them 4 court: You play volleyball on a volleyball court.
quickly, to try to catch them.

3 for: If you dive for a ball, you dive on the ground and try
to catch it. Exercise 2
1 referee: A referee is someone who controls a game or
competition and makes people follow the rules.

2 stick: You play hockey with a stick.

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3 club: You play golf with a golf club.

4 opponent: An opponent is the person or team you are

competing against in a race or competition.

Exercise 3
1 beat: If you beat someone, you defeat them in a game or
competition.

2 scored: If you score a goal or point, you get one in a

game or competition.

3 lost: If you lose a game or race, you don’t win it.

4 set: If you set a new record, you achieve something

better than anyone else has ever achieved.

Exercise 4
1 for: If you qualify for a competition, you do well enough to
enter it.

2 up: If you speed up, you go faster.

3 in: If you take part in a competition, you enter it and

compete in it.

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