You go hiking to walk in nature, go camping to sleep outside, and go cycling to ride a bike. You can also go fishing to catch fish.
Outdoor activities
hiking /ˈhaɪ.kɪŋ/ — go hiking
camping /ˈkæm.pɪŋ/ — go camping
cycling /ˈsaɪ.klɪŋ/ — go cycling
fishing /ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ/ — go fishing
Try it: Choose the word: (hiking / knitting / photography) Answer: hiking — This is hiking.
Creative hobbies
Painting makes pictures with colors, photography is taking photos, and knitting makes clothes from wool.
painting /ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ/ — enjoy painting
photography /fəˈtɑː.ɡrə.fi/ — love photography
knitting /ˈnɪt.ɪŋ/ — try knitting
Try it: Choose the word: (knitting / cycling / gardening) Answer: knitting — This is knitting.
More free-time activities
Gardening is growing plants, singing is making music with your voice, and swimming is moving through water.
gardening /ˈɡɑːr.dən.ɪŋ/ — enjoy gardening
singing /ˈsɪŋ.ɪŋ/ — love singing
swimming /ˈswɪm.ɪŋ/ — go swimming
Try it: Choose the word: (gardening / swimming / fishing) Answer: gardening — This is gardening.
Indoor games and keeping fit
Some free-time words name the thing you do. Indoors: do puzzles, read novels (long story books), and go collecting (keeping a set of things like stamps). For sport: volleyball is the team ball game, jogging is running slowly, and stretching is the gentle warm-up you do first.
puzzles — Diego does jigsaw puzzles when it rains.
novels — Matilda reads novels at Magaff Library.
collecting — Hiroshi enjoys collecting stamps.
volleyball — Farid plays volleyball with his friends.
jogging — Maya goes jogging in Senville Park.
stretching — She does stretching before she runs.
Try it: Diego stays inside when it rains and fits the pieces together. He does ___. (puzzles / volleyball / jogging) Answer: puzzles — Puzzles are the pieces you fit together, which is what Diego does indoors. Volleyball is a team ball game and jogging is running slowly, so both would take him outside.
Try it: Maya runs slowly around Senville Park every morning. She goes ___. (jogging / collecting / novels) Answer: jogging — Jogging is running slowly, which is what Maya does. Collecting is keeping a set of things and novels are story books, so neither one is a way of running.