desolateLonely,isolated,sad, ordepressedPrepositionalphraseA group of wordsthat begins with apreposition andends with a nounor pronounmeticulousDescribessomeone who iscareful andconcerned with thesmall details ofsomething7The number ofnights thenarrator of TheTell-Tale Heartstalked the oldmanSubordinatingConjunctionsWords likealthough, if, andwhen that areused to makedependent clausescapaciousAble tohold a lot;roomy orspaciousVictorianLondonThe settingof AChristmasCarolLinkingverbsverbs that donot showaction, like isor seemsEdgarAllanPoeTheauthor ofThe Tell-Tale HeartEbenezerScroogeTheprotagonistof AChristmasCarolidiomsexamplesinclude:"he's nuts"and "whenpigs fly"formidableIntimidating,large, ordifficult toovercomecoherentTo makesense orbe logicaltrepidationA trembling fearor nervousnessabout somethingthat mighthappenassonanceThe repetitionof the samevowel soundin a group ofwordsimperativeDescribessomething thatis absolutelynecessary orcrucialComplexSentenceA sentence withone dependentand oneindependentclauseTransitiveVerbsverbs thatmust havea directobjectStaticcharactersCharacterswho staythe sameDynamiccharactersCharacterswho undergoa significantchangeSimplesentenceA sentencewith exactlyoneindependentclause1The number ofnights it tookthe spirits tochangeScroogebenignharmless,gentle, orpleasantdramaticironyWhen theaudiencerealizessomething thecharacters don'tendeavorTo try orattempt todosomethingluminousGiving offorsheddinglightSuffixesThesechange aword's partof speechCompoundsentenceA sentencewith two ormoreindependentclausesteemTo be filledto the pointofoverflowingverseHow poemsare written(line by line)CoordinatingconjunctionsFor, and,nor, but,or, yet, so3The numberof wishes themonkey'spaw grantedits ownerparticiplesVerbs endingin ing or edthat are usedas adjectivesStructuralanalysisbreaking downa word into itsroots andaffixes todetermine itsmeaningconsonanceThe repetitionof the sameconsonantsound in agroup of wordsPrefixesThesechange aword'smeaningwistfulSad andlonging forsomethingthat haspassedCommaSpliceThe error madefrom joining twoindependentclauses withonly a commaHelpingverbsThere are 26 ofthese verbs,including may,might, andmustFezziwigScrooge'sformerboss'nameCharlesDickensThe authorof AChristmasCarolatrocityA horrible actor crime,usuallyresulting inserious injurypolysemousA word thathas morethan onedefinition2The numberof years theFranks andVan Daanswere in hidingprofoundDeepandinsightfulenjambmentA line ofpoetry thatruns on to thenext withoutpunctuationgerundsVerbs endingin ing thatare used asnounsovertObviousandnoticeablesolaceTo comfortsomeonewhen theyare upsetdesolateLonely,isolated,sad, ordepressedPrepositionalphraseA group of wordsthat begins with apreposition andends with a nounor pronounmeticulousDescribessomeone who iscareful andconcerned with thesmall details ofsomething7The number ofnights thenarrator of TheTell-Tale Heartstalked the oldmanSubordinatingConjunctionsWords likealthough, if, andwhen that areused to makedependent clausescapaciousAble tohold a lot;roomy orspaciousVictorianLondonThe settingof AChristmasCarolLinkingverbsverbs that donot showaction, like isor seemsEdgarAllanPoeTheauthor ofThe Tell-Tale HeartEbenezerScroogeTheprotagonistof AChristmasCarolidiomsexamplesinclude:"he's nuts"and "whenpigs fly"formidableIntimidating,large, ordifficult toovercomecoherentTo makesense orbe logicaltrepidationA trembling fearor nervousnessabout somethingthat mighthappenassonanceThe repetitionof the samevowel soundin a group ofwordsimperativeDescribessomething thatis absolutelynecessary orcrucialComplexSentenceA sentence withone dependentand oneindependentclauseTransitiveVerbsverbs thatmust havea directobjectStaticcharactersCharacterswho staythe sameDynamiccharactersCharacterswho undergoa significantchangeSimplesentenceA sentencewith exactlyoneindependentclause1The number ofnights it tookthe spirits tochangeScroogebenignharmless,gentle, orpleasantdramaticironyWhen theaudiencerealizessomething thecharacters don'tendeavorTo try orattempt todosomethingluminousGiving offorsheddinglightSuffixesThesechange aword's partof speechCompoundsentenceA sentencewith two ormoreindependentclausesteemTo be filledto the pointofoverflowingverseHow poemsare written(line by line)CoordinatingconjunctionsFor, and,nor, but,or, yet, so3The numberof wishes themonkey'spaw grantedits ownerparticiplesVerbs endingin ing or edthat are usedas adjectivesStructuralanalysisbreaking downa word into itsroots andaffixes todetermine itsmeaningconsonanceThe repetitionof the sameconsonantsound in agroup of wordsPrefixesThesechange aword'smeaningwistfulSad andlonging forsomethingthat haspassedCommaSpliceThe error madefrom joining twoindependentclauses withonly a commaHelpingverbsThere are 26 ofthese verbs,including may,might, andmustFezziwigScrooge'sformerboss'nameCharlesDickensThe authorof AChristmasCarolatrocityA horrible actor crime,usuallyresulting inserious injurypolysemousA word thathas morethan onedefinition2The numberof years theFranks andVan Daanswere in hidingprofoundDeepandinsightfulenjambmentA line ofpoetry thatruns on to thenext withoutpunctuationgerundsVerbs endingin ing thatare used asnounsovertObviousandnoticeablesolaceTo comfortsomeonewhen theyare upset

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