Sports and Hobbies in English for Kids with Pictures and Pronunciation
What do you like to play? Here are sports and hobbies in English with audio and meanings, and two sentences children use every day: I like… and I can…
In This Lesson
- 9 sports and 5 hobbies with audio and meanings
- The sentences I like… and I can…
- play or go? An easy rule
Sports and Hobbies in English with Audio
Tap a card to hear the word. Its Arabic meaning is underneath.
Game: Listen and Touch
Listen to the word, then touch its picture.
This Lesson in the App
Karim and Omar play football above the page, and Sara asks: What do you like?
- Your child taps a sport and hears its name.
- They copy the movement, and the camera sees them.
- They say I like… aloud, and Sara corrects them.
- They earn a star for every right answer.
Open the book to The Sports page in the Level 1 extras and point your phone at the page.
Sports and Hobbies in English and Arabic
| English | Arabic |
|---|---|
| football | كرة القدم |
| basketball | كرة السلة |
| tennis | تنس |
| volleyball | الكرة الطائرة |
| swimming | سباحة |
| running | جري |
| cycling | ركوب الدراجة |
| karate | كاراتيه |
| jumping | قفز |
| drawing | رسم |
| reading | قراءة |
| singing | غناء |
| dancing | رقص |
| chess | شطرنج |
Sentences Your Child Can Use
- I like football.أحب كرة القدم.
- I can swim.أستطيع السباحة.
- Let’s play!هيا نلعب!
Parents’ Corner
- Ask every day: What do you like? Your child answers: I like drawing.
- With ball games we say play: play football, play tennis. With swimming and running we say go: go swimming.
- Act out a sport, and your child guesses its English name.
Common Mistakes: Sports and Hobbies
Some English sounds don’t exist in Arabic, so children often get them wrong. Here’s how to help:
“FOOT-bawl”: ball rhymes with tall.
End with a light ng: “SWIM-ing”.
After like, add ing: I like swimming.
play goes with ball games only. Swimming: go swimming.
play, go or do?
| Verb | When | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| play | Ball games | play football, play tennis, play basketball |
| go | Sports ending in ing | go swimming, go running, go cycling |
| do | Individual sports | do karate, do yoga |
A 5-Day Plan for Parents
Ten minutes a day is enough. Review yesterday’s words before new ones.
- Day 1: football, basketball and tennis, with I like.
- Day 2: swimming, running and jumping, with I can.
- Day 3: cycling, karate and volleyball.
- Day 4: drawing, reading, singing and dancing.
- Day 5: the acting game and the worksheet.
Printable Sports and Hobbies Worksheets (PDF)
Ten different sheets: trace, match, write, word search, unscramble and cut-out cards. The full lesson is in Unit 7: Toys and Play, and beyond of the free book.
Frequently Asked Questions: Sports and Hobbies
How do I say “I like swimming” in English?
I like swimming. For ball games: I like football.
What’s the difference between football and soccer?
Both mean the same game. football is used in Britain and most of the world, soccer in America.
Why do these words end in ing?
Because they name activities: swim is the action, swimming is the sport.
