hobbies and interests vocabulary matching exercise worksheet - Free Printable

Here are the correct words for each picture, matched from the list provided:

1) doing puzzles
2) playing checkers
3) riding a bike
4) flying a kite
5) watching TV
6) taking photos
7) skipping rope
8) playing pc games
9) singing songs
10) swimming
11) fishing
12) ice skating
13) playing tennis
14) riding a horse
15) camping
16) playing cards
17) walking
18) hiking
19) scuba-diving
20) fishing *(Note: The word "fishing" appears twice in the solution because it fits both picture 11 and picture 20 best, while other options like "playing paintball" or "climbing" do not fit any of the remaining images as well. However, looking closely at the list, there is only one "fishing". Let's re-evaluate. Picture 11 shows a man on a rope swing with a fish on his line? No, he's just swinging. Wait, look at 11 again. He is holding a stick with a string and a fish. That is fishing. Look at 20. A man is holding a jar with a frog? Or a fish? And there is a hole in the ice. This is ice fishing. So both are fishing. But let's look for other options. Is 11 actually "climbing"? No. Is it "hiking"? No. Let's look at 23. A man in camouflage with paint splatters. That is playing paintball. Okay, so 23 is playing paintball. What about 11? The man is swinging on a rope over water with a fish on the end of the line. It looks like fishing. What about 20? Man ice fishing. So we have two fishing pictures? Let's check the list again. "fishing" is listed once. "ice skating" is listed. 12 is clearly ice skating. "climbing" is listed. Is 11 climbing? No. Is 18 climbing? 18 is a man with a stick walking up a hill. That could be hiking. 17 is a woman walking/jogging. That is likely walking. So 18 is hiking. What is 11? Maybe 11 is climbing? He is hanging from a rope. But he has a fish. It's a cartoon. Maybe it's just "fishing". Let's look at 20 again. Ice fishing. Is there another word? No. Let's look at the list again.
List: doing ballet, reading books, playing tennis, doing puzzles, watching TV, riding a horse, playing paintball, taking photos, swimming, flying a kite, singing songs, scuba-diving, playing the guitar, climbing, playing pc games, camping, riding a bike, playing checkers, playing hopscotch, skipping rope, fishing, playing cards, walking, hiking, ice skating.

Let's re-assign carefully.
1) doing puzzles - Correct.
2) playing checkers - Correct.
3) riding a bike - Correct.
4) flying a kite - Correct.
5) watching TV - Correct.
6) taking photos - Correct.
7) skipping rope - Correct.
8) playing pc games - Correct.
9) singing songs - Correct (cowboy with microphone).
10) swimming - Correct.
11) The man is on a rope swing. He is holding a fishing rod with a fish. It represents fishing.
12) ice skating - Correct.
13) playing tennis - Correct.
14) riding a horse - Correct.
15) camping - Correct.
16) playing cards - Correct.
17) walking - The woman is striding. Could be hiking? But 18 has a backpack and stick. 18 is definitely hiking. So 17 is walking.
18) hiking - Correct.
19) scuba-diving - Correct.
20) The man is ice fishing. The only word left that fits is fishing. But we used fishing for 11. Is 11 something else? "Climbing"? He is hanging from a rope. In some contexts, this might be called climbing, but the fish makes it specific. Let's look at 23. Camouflage guy. That is playing paintball.
So, what is 11? If 20 is fishing, what is 11? The list has "climbing". Is 11 climbing? He is suspended by a rope. It's a stretch, but possible if we assume the fish is just a funny detail. OR, is 20 "climbing"? No. Is 11 "hiking"? No.
Let's look at the remaining words: doing ballet, reading books, playing the guitar, playing hopscotch, playing paintball, climbing.
Used: puzzles, checkers, bike, kite, TV, photos, skip rope, pc games, singing, swimming, fishing (20), ice skating, tennis, horse, camping, cards, walking, hiking, scuba, paintball (23).
Leftovers: doing ballet, reading books, playing the guitar, playing hopscotch, climbing.
Images left: 11, 21, 22, 24, 25.
21) Two girls dancing. doing ballet.
22) Person reading a book. reading books.
24) Girl jumping on squares. playing hopscotch.
25) Man with guitar. playing the guitar.
This leaves 11. The only word left is climbing. Even though he has a fish, he is hanging from a rope/cliff face. In the context of elimination, 11 must be climbing.

Final Answer:
1) doing puzzles
2) playing checkers
3) riding a bike
4) flying a kite
5) watching TV
6) taking photos
7) skipping rope
8) playing pc games
9) singing songs
10) swimming
11) climbing
12) ice skating
13) playing tennis
14) riding a horse
15) camping
16) playing cards
17) walking
18) hiking
19) scuba-diving
20) fishing
21) doing ballet
22) reading books
23) playing paintball
24) playing hopscotch
25) playing the guitar