Badminton

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. A serious collision (5)
  2. 4. Badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers (7)
  3. 5. A game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net (9)
  4. 6. Someone who closely resembles a famous person (plural) (7)
  5. 10. A sports implement used to strike a ball in various games (6)

Down

  1. 1. A return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (8)
  2. 3. A large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm (5)
  3. 4. A base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base (plural) (7)
  4. 7. An official at a baseball game (6)
  5. 8. Work done by one person or group that benefits another (7)
  6. 9. Game equipment consisting of a strip of ___ dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton (3)
  7. 11. A specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played (5)