Abstract Nouns
Adding the suffix "-ship" to the base word "friend" creates this abstract noun.
What is friendship?
This silent physical gesture, featuring a closed fist and an upward pointer, represents a compliment.
What is thumbs-up?
This unique hybrid sport alternates rounds between a quiet, intellectual board game and physical fighting in a ring.
What is chess-boxing?
This is the general term for the person who makes sure players follow a sport's rules—a role people debate replacing with robots.
What is a referee?
This island nation is the country where Tuk Tuk Polo was invented in 2016 and is currently the only place where the sport is played.
What is Sri Lanka?
Abstract nouns name ideas, feelings, or qualities, meaning they are things you cannot see, hear, or do this to.
What is touch?
Elicit the compliment when a classmate does exceptionally well in their equations and numbers class.
You're really good at Maths!
This sport combines driving a small motorized vehicle whilst trying to hit a ball through a goal mouth.
What is tuk-tuk polo?
Human sports officials frequently wear this piece of audio gear on their heads to stay in communication with each other
What is a headset?
Tuk Tuk Polo was developed to replace a previous version of polo that was played on the backs of these giant animals until 2007.
What are elephants?
This suffix is added to the base words "child", "adult", and "neighbor" to turn them into abstract nouns.
What is -hood?
Your friend gets a new haircut. You might say this to compliment them.
What is fresh cut?
The general name for gear or tools used when playing a sport. mallet, boots, helmet, jersey just for starters...
What is equipment?
A robotic tracking system or a human umpire determines a pitch is a "ball" if it travels outside of this imaginary target area.
What is the strike zone?
This vocabulary phrase from the text describes a wild and destructive burst of activity, which is exactly what a traditional polo animal did to cause the sport's cancellation in 2007.
What is 'went on a rampage?'
Adding the suffix "-ness" to the base word "kind" creates this abstract noun.
What is kindness?
Elicit the full, two-sentence compliment from Slide 5 used to tell someone that their new haircut or fashion choice looks perfect on them.
What is "That style looks great. It really suits you"?
This innovative hybrid sport combines the skills of soccer with the setup of table tennis.
What is teq-ball?
One reason people advocate for robotic refs is to eliminate this noun, which means unfairly favoring one side or close friends.
What is bias?
Each team has exactly two vehicles on the field, with each vehicle carrying two people assigned to these two specific roles.
What are a driver and a player (or striker)?
This 12-letter abstract noun is formed by adding a suffix to the base word "relation".
What is relationship?
Alongside jewelry and bell bottoms, this specific outerwear item was highlighted in the vocabulary spotlight for "Style & Flair" compliments. It's also a part of the body connecting the lower spine to the thigh bones or femur.
What is hip (outfit?)
The text "Chess-boxing and Hybrid Sports" uses this specific nine-letter vocabulary word to describe a sport that requires immense physical stamina, mental focus under pressure, and rapid heart rate control between rounds.
What is gruelling?
While cameras look at plays, this two-word bolded phrase describes the advanced computer setups, like Hawk-Eye Live or TrackMan, used to monitor ball movement in real-time.
What is tracking technology?
To make the ground "suitable enough to use a vehicle," a Tuk Tuk Polo field requires this specific two-word vocabulary description regarding its topography, preventing the motorized three-wheelers from tipping over.
What is an even surface?
FINAL JEOPARDY
Both "Advanced: Tuk Tuk Polo Worksheet AY2025" and "ESL: Tuk Tuk Polo Worksheet AY2025" note that the sport's future growth relies heavily on whether it will spread to this specific geographic subregion where the motorized three-wheeler is highly popular.
What is South Asia?