Sport is full of familiar objects, places and activities, whether you’re playing football with friends, swimming a few lengths at the local pool or trying something completely new. Many of these words appear regularly in everyday Italian, not just when talking about sport itself.
This puzzle works a little differently from a traditional vocabulary match. Instead of pairing Italian words with their English translations, you’ll match words that naturally belong together, such as a piece of equipment and the sport it’s used for.
If you need a hand with the vocabulary, you’ll also find a complete Italian-English word list further down the page.
Download the puzzle below, and if you’d like to see a few of these words used in real Italian sentences, you’ll find some further down the page.
Divertiti! 😊
Learning a word is one thing; seeing it used naturally is another.
Once you've completed the puzzle, take a look at these simple Italian sentences featuring a few of the words you've just matched, each with an English translation.
Piscina
In estate andiamo spesso in piscina.
In summer we often go to the swimming pool.
Yoga
Faccio yoga per rilassarmi dopo il lavoro.
I do yoga to relax after work.
Calcio
Mio fratello gioca a calcio ogni sabato.
My brother plays football every Saturday.
Scherma
La scherma richiede velocità e concentrazione.
Fencing requires speed and concentration.
All that sport has to be good for something...
if you're also one of the many people perpetually "starting Monday" with a new diet, my printable crossword
Quando si cerca di dimagrire
has you covered 😊
