This activity helps students practice spelling by unscrambling sports names and matching them to the correct images.

Let’s solve this step by step.

We are given 8 scrambled words and 8 pictures of sports. We need to:
1. Unscramble each word to find the sport name.
2. Match it to the correct picture (by numbering the boxes next to the pictures).
3. Write the unscrambled word in the blank boxes for each number.

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Step 1: Unscramble each word

1. s a k b e l t a l b → Let’s rearrange:
Look at letters: s, a, k, b, e, l, t, a, l, b → That’s 10 letters.
Think: “basketball” has 10 letters? No — basketball is 10 letters? B-A-S-K-E-T-B-A-L-L → yes!
But we have two ‘b’s, two ‘a’s, two ‘l’s, one ‘s’, one ‘k’, one ‘e’, one ‘t’.
So: basketball ✔

2. y o l e b v l l a l → 10 letters again.
Try: volleyball? V-O-L-L-E-Y-B-A-L-L → that’s 10 letters.
Letters match: y,o,l,e,b,v,l,l,a,l → yes, can make “volleyball” ✔

3. m s w g i m n i → 8 letters.
Try: swimming? S-W-I-M-M-I-N-G → 8 letters.
Letters: m,s,w,g,i,m,n,i → yes, matches “swimming” ✔

4. t o l o f b l a → 8 letters.
Try: football? F-O-O-T-B-A-L-L → 8 letters.
Letters: t,o,l,o,f,b,l,a → yes, can make “football” ✔

5. l e l b b a a s → 8 letters.
Try: baseball? B-A-S-E-B-A-L-L → 8 letters.
Letters: l,e,l,b,b,a,a,s → yes, matches “baseball” ✔

6. n i c l c g y → 7 letters.
Try: cycling? C-Y-C-L-I-N-G → 7 letters.
Letters: n,i,c,l,c,g,y → yes, matches “cycling” ✔

7. u i n r n g n → 7 letters.
Try: running? R-U-N-N-I-N-G → 7 letters.
Letters: u,i,n,r,n,g,n → yes, matches “running” ✔

8. i e t n s n → 6 letters.
Try: tennis? T-E-N-N-I-S → 6 letters.
Letters: i,e,t,n,s,n → yes, matches “tennis” ✔

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Step 2: Match each sport to the correct picture

Look at the pictures on the right (from top to bottom):

- Picture 1: Person with racket and ball → Tennis
- Picture 2: Person dribbling basketball → Basketball
- Picture 3: Person kicking soccer ball → Football (soccer)
- Picture 4: Person hitting ball with bat → Baseball
- Picture 5: Swimmer in water → Swimming
- Picture 6: Two people jumping near net with ball → Volleyball
- Picture 7: Person riding bicycle → Cycling
- Picture 8: Person running → Running

Wait — let’s list them clearly with positions:

Actually, looking at the layout:

The pictures are arranged vertically on the right side. From top to bottom:

1. Tennis player (racket + ball) → should be matched to #8 (tennis)
2. Basketball player (dribbling) → should be matched to #1 (basketball)
3. Soccer/football player (kicking) → should be matched to #4 (football)
4. Baseball batter → should be matched to #5 (baseball)
5. Swimmer → should be matched to #3 (swimming)
6. Volleyball players (jumping at net) → should be matched to #2 (volleyball)
7. Cyclist → should be matched to #6 (cycling)
8. Runner → should be matched to #7 (running)

But wait — the instruction says: “Unscramble and number the pictures.” And there are small empty boxes next to each picture. We are to write the number (1–8) in those boxes to show which scrambled word matches that picture.

So:

Picture 1 (tennis) → matches word #8 → put 8 in its box
Picture 2 (basketball) → matches word #1 → put 1 in its box
Picture 3 (football/soccer) → matches word #4 → put 4 in its box
Picture 4 (baseball) → matches word #5 → put 5 in its box
Picture 5 (swimming) → matches word #3 → put 3 in its box
Picture 6 (volleyball) → matches word #2 → put 2 in its box
Picture 7 (cycling) → matches word #6 → put 6 in its box
Picture 8 (running) → matches word #7 → put 7 in its box

Also, we must write the unscrambled word in the blank boxes for each number 1–8.

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Final Matching:

Word 1: basketball → Picture 2 → so picture 2 gets number 1
Word 2: volleyball → Picture 6 → picture 6 gets number 2
Word 3: swimming → Picture 5 → picture 5 gets number 3
Word 4: football → Picture 3 → picture 3 gets number 4
Word 5: baseball → Picture 4 → picture 4 gets number 5
Word 6: cycling → Picture 7 → picture 7 gets number 6
Word 7: running → Picture 8 → picture 8 gets number 7
Word 8: tennis → Picture 1 → picture 1 gets number 8

And the written answers:

1. basketball
2. volleyball
3. swimming
4. football
5. baseball
6. cycling
7. running
8. tennis

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Final Answer:

1. basketball
2. volleyball
3. swimming
4. football
5. baseball
6. cycling
7. running
8. tennis

Picture numbering (top to bottom):
Picture 1: 8
Picture 2: 1
Picture 3: 4
Picture 4: 5
Picture 5: 3
Picture 6: 2
Picture 7: 6
Picture 8: 7