Soccer and basketball are ball games. Ball games take play. Say play soccer and play basketball.
play a ball game
Try it: Choose the words: (do yoga / play basketball / go running) Answer: play basketball — He is in the air with the orange ball in his hands and he throws it at the hoop, so the answer is play basketball. Nobody in this picture is on a mat for do yoga, and nobody in it runs for go running.
Word
Pronunciation
Example
play soccer
I play soccer with my brother.
play basketball
We play basketball after class.
go swimming, go running
When you name the sport on its own, swimming and running take go. Say go swimming and go running.
Try it: Choose the words: (do running / play running / go running) Answer: go running — running is one of the two words on this card that take go, so the answer is go running. Neither of the other two words goes with running here.
Word
Pronunciation
Example
go swimming
I go swimming in the morning.
go running
They go running in the park.
do yoga
Yoga takes do. Say do yoga. Learn the verb together with the sport.
Try it: Sofia: What does Mei do at Farrisen Gym? Lars: She ___. Complete what Lars says. (does yoga / plays soccer / goes swimming) Answer: does yoga — She sits on the mat with her legs crossed, her hands on her knees and her eyes closed, so the answer is does yoga. There is no ball anywhere in this picture for plays soccer, and there is no water in it for goes swimming.