Olympic Games
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
r
e
y
The sport of shooting arrows with a bow
2.
u
d
A sport adapted from jujitsu and similar to wrestling
3.
S
o
f
l
A game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is
4.
B
a
n
n
A game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
5.
w
i
g
The act of ___ as a sport
6.
i
v
e
A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal
7.
B
a
k
e
l
Team sport where you shoot a ball through a hoop
8.
S
i
g
The work of a sailor
9.
G
o
Shiny yellow metal used in jewelry
11.
S
w
m
i
Moving through water using your arms and legs
12.
B
z
e
An alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
13.
B
o
x
Fighting with the fists
14.
e
n
s
Racket sport played over a net
15.
W
t
e
p
A game played in a swimming pool by two teams of swimmers who try to throw an inflated ball into
17.
e
i
g
t
i
f
Bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting ___
18.
C
y
l
The sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle
19.
i
n
g
An athletic competition that involves ___ into water
20.
s
e
b
a
Bat-and-ball sport played on a diamond
21.
m
p
c
s
The modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
22.
q
u
s
a
n
A man skilled in equitation
23.
G
n
a
t
c
A sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility
24.
F
o
t
b
Team sport played with a ball and goalposts