Why doesn't English make sense? Think about it from their point of view.
Student: "Are you sick?"
Me: No, I am not.
Student:"Well, are you influenza?"
Me: I play baseball. Student: "I play soccerball."
Me: I play volleyball. Student: "I play tennisball."
Me: I killed the other team in the soccergame!
Student: "I went to Nara to kill the team in the soccergame."
Me: "I like to play games at home."
Student: "I like to play rollercoasters at Universal Studios."
Me: "I like to go to the mall."
Student: "I like to go to home."