Sports:
Action verb is 打for sports involving hand motion, 踢 for those with kicking. Exceptions exist.
踢球 (ti(1)qiu(2)): literally "kick ball"
足球 (zu(2)qiu(2)): football/soccer
棒球 (bang(4)qiu(2)): baseball
網球 (wang(3)qiu(2)): tennis
永 (yong(3)): swimming
自行車 (zi(4)xing(2)che(1)): biking
練習 (lian(4)xi(2)): practice/exercise (something)
Personal stuff:
跳舞 (tiao(4)wu(3)): dance
唱歌 (chang(4)ge(3)): sing
看書/讀書 (kan(4)shu(1)/du(2)shu(1)): read books
睡覺 (shui(4)jiao(4)): sleep
聽音樂 (ting(1)yin(1)yue(4)): listen to music
看電視/電影 (kan(4)dian(4)...shi(4)/ying(3)): watch tv or movies
玩電腦 (wan(2)dian(4)nao(3)): play with computer
As you can probably tell, this is not an exhaustive list.
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