atrocityA horrible actor crime,usuallyresulting inserious injury1The number ofnights it tookthe spirits tochangeScroogeendeavorTo try orattempt todosomethingcoherentTo makesense orbe logicalmeticulousDescribessomeone who iscareful andconcerned with thesmall details ofsomething2The numberof years theFranks andVan Daanswere in hidingverseHow poemsare written(line by line)consonanceThe repetitionof the sameconsonantsound in agroup of wordsprofoundDeepandinsightful3The numberof wishes themonkey'spaw grantedits ownerwistfulSad andlonging forsomethingthat haspassedgerundsVerbs endingin ing thatare used asnounsSimplesentenceA sentencewith exactlyoneindependentclauseSuffixesThesechange aword's partof speechimperativeDescribessomething thatis absolutelynecessary orcrucialbenignharmless,gentle, orpleasantVictorianLondonThe settingof AChristmasCarolCoordinatingconjunctionsFor, and,nor, but,or, yet, soformidableIntimidating,large, ordifficult toovercomeluminousGiving offorsheddinglightFezziwigScrooge'sformerboss'nameEbenezerScroogeTheprotagonistof AChristmasCarolparticiplesVerbs endingin ing or edthat are usedas adjectivestrepidationA trembling fearor nervousnessabout somethingthat mighthappenpolysemousA word thathas morethan onedefinitionPrefixesThesechange aword'smeaningSubordinatingConjunctionsWords likealthough, if, andwhen that areused to makedependent clausesLinkingverbsverbs that donot showaction, like isor seemsenjambmentA line ofpoetry thatruns on to thenext withoutpunctuationCommaSpliceThe error madefrom joining twoindependentclauses withonly a comma7The number ofnights thenarrator of TheTell-Tale Heartstalked the oldmanovertObviousandnoticeableComplexSentenceA sentence withone dependentand oneindependentclauseEdgarAllanPoeTheauthor ofThe Tell-Tale HeartassonanceThe repetitionof the samevowel soundin a group ofwordsCompoundsentenceA sentencewith two ormoreindependentclausesCharlesDickensThe authorof AChristmasCarolsolaceTo comfortsomeonewhen theyare upsetStaticcharactersCharacterswho staythe sameteemTo be filledto the pointofoverflowingcapaciousAble tohold a lot;roomy orspaciousdesolateLonely,isolated,sad, ordepresseddramaticironyWhen theaudiencerealizessomething thecharacters don'tHelpingverbsThere are 26 ofthese verbs,including may,might, andmustDynamiccharactersCharacterswho undergoa significantchangeStructuralanalysisbreaking downa word into itsroots andaffixes todetermine itsmeaningTransitiveVerbsverbs thatmust havea directobjectPrepositionalphraseA group of wordsthat begins with apreposition andends with a nounor pronounidiomsexamplesinclude:"he's nuts"and "whenpigs fly"atrocityA horrible actor crime,usuallyresulting inserious injury1The number ofnights it tookthe spirits tochangeScroogeendeavorTo try orattempt todosomethingcoherentTo makesense orbe logicalmeticulousDescribessomeone who iscareful andconcerned with thesmall details ofsomething2The numberof years theFranks andVan Daanswere in hidingverseHow poemsare written(line by line)consonanceThe repetitionof the sameconsonantsound in agroup of wordsprofoundDeepandinsightful3The numberof wishes themonkey'spaw grantedits ownerwistfulSad andlonging forsomethingthat haspassedgerundsVerbs endingin ing thatare used asnounsSimplesentenceA sentencewith exactlyoneindependentclauseSuffixesThesechange aword's partof speechimperativeDescribessomething thatis absolutelynecessary orcrucialbenignharmless,gentle, orpleasantVictorianLondonThe settingof AChristmasCarolCoordinatingconjunctionsFor, and,nor, but,or, yet, soformidableIntimidating,large, ordifficult toovercomeluminousGiving offorsheddinglightFezziwigScrooge'sformerboss'nameEbenezerScroogeTheprotagonistof AChristmasCarolparticiplesVerbs endingin ing or edthat are usedas adjectivestrepidationA trembling fearor nervousnessabout somethingthat mighthappenpolysemousA word thathas morethan onedefinitionPrefixesThesechange aword'smeaningSubordinatingConjunctionsWords likealthough, if, andwhen that areused to makedependent clausesLinkingverbsverbs that donot showaction, like isor seemsenjambmentA line ofpoetry thatruns on to thenext withoutpunctuationCommaSpliceThe error madefrom joining twoindependentclauses withonly a comma7The number ofnights thenarrator of TheTell-Tale Heartstalked the oldmanovertObviousandnoticeableComplexSentenceA sentence withone dependentand oneindependentclauseEdgarAllanPoeTheauthor ofThe Tell-Tale HeartassonanceThe repetitionof the samevowel soundin a group ofwordsCompoundsentenceA sentencewith two ormoreindependentclausesCharlesDickensThe authorof AChristmasCarolsolaceTo comfortsomeonewhen theyare upsetStaticcharactersCharacterswho staythe sameteemTo be filledto the pointofoverflowingcapaciousAble tohold a lot;roomy orspaciousdesolateLonely,isolated,sad, ordepresseddramaticironyWhen theaudiencerealizessomething thecharacters don'tHelpingverbsThere are 26 ofthese verbs,including may,might, andmustDynamiccharactersCharacterswho undergoa significantchangeStructuralanalysisbreaking downa word into itsroots andaffixes todetermine itsmeaningTransitiveVerbsverbs thatmust havea directobjectPrepositionalphraseA group of wordsthat begins with apreposition andends with a nounor pronounidiomsexamplesinclude:"he's nuts"and "whenpigs fly"

8th Grade English Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. A horrible act or crime, usually resulting in serious injury
    atrocity
  2. The number of nights it took the spirits to change Scrooge
    1
  3. To try or attempt to do something
    endeavor
  4. To make sense or be logical
    coherent
  5. Describes someone who is careful and concerned with the small details of something
    meticulous
  6. The number of years the Franks and Van Daans were in hiding
    2
  7. How poems are written (line by line)
    verse
  8. The repetition of the same consonant sound in a group of words
    consonance
  9. Deep and insightful
    profound
  10. The number of wishes the monkey's paw granted its owner
    3
  11. Sad and longing for something that has passed
    wistful
  12. Verbs ending in ing that are used as nouns
    gerunds
  13. A sentence with exactly one independent clause
    Simple sentence
  14. These change a word's part of speech
    Suffixes
  15. Describes something that is absolutely necessary or crucial
    imperative
  16. harmless, gentle, or pleasant
    benign
  17. The setting of A Christmas Carol
    Victorian London
  18. For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
    Coordinating conjunctions
  19. Intimidating, large, or difficult to overcome
    formidable
  20. Giving off or shedding light
    luminous
  21. Scrooge's former boss' name
    Fezziwig
  22. The protagonist of A Christmas Carol
    Ebenezer Scrooge
  23. Verbs ending in ing or ed that are used as adjectives
    participles
  24. A trembling fear or nervousness about something that might happen
    trepidation
  25. A word that has more than one definition
    polysemous
  26. These change a word's meaning
    Prefixes
  27. Words like although, if, and when that are used to make dependent clauses
    Subordinating Conjunctions
  28. verbs that do not show action, like is or seems
    Linking verbs
  29. A line of poetry that runs on to the next without punctuation
    enjambment
  30. The error made from joining two independent clauses with only a comma
    Comma Splice
  31. The number of nights the narrator of The Tell-Tale Heart stalked the old man
    7
  32. Obvious and noticeable
    overt
  33. A sentence with one dependent and one independent clause
    Complex Sentence
  34. The author of The Tell-Tale Heart
    Edgar Allan Poe
  35. The repetition of the same vowel sound in a group of words
    assonance
  36. A sentence with two or more independent clauses
    Compound sentence
  37. The author of A Christmas Carol
    Charles Dickens
  38. To comfort someone when they are upset
    solace
  39. Characters who stay the same
    Static characters
  40. To be filled to the point of overflowing
    teem
  41. Able to hold a lot; roomy or spacious
    capacious
  42. Lonely, isolated, sad, or depressed
    desolate
  43. When the audience realizes something the characters don't
    dramatic irony
  44. There are 26 of these verbs, including may, might, and must
    Helping verbs
  45. Characters who undergo a significant change
    Dynamic characters
  46. breaking down a word into its roots and affixes to determine its meaning
    Structural analysis
  47. verbs that must have a direct object
    Transitive Verbs
  48. A group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun
    Prepositional phrase
  49. examples include: "he's nuts" and "when pigs fly"
    idioms