atrocityA horrible actor crime,usuallyresulting inserious injury3The numberof wishes themonkey'spaw grantedits ownerPrepositionalphraseA group of wordsthat begins with apreposition andends with a nounor pronounSuffixesThesechange aword's partof speechCommaSpliceThe error madefrom joining twoindependentclauses withonly a commaTransitiveVerbsverbs thatmust havea directobjectEbenezerScroogeTheprotagonistof AChristmasCarolPrefixesThesechange aword'smeaningendeavorTo try orattempt todosomethingenjambmentA line ofpoetry thatruns on to thenext withoutpunctuationcapaciousAble tohold a lot;roomy orspaciousCharlesDickensThe authorof AChristmasCarolCompoundsentenceA sentencewith two ormoreindependentclausesHelpingverbsThere are 26 ofthese verbs,including may,might, andmustLinkingverbsverbs that donot showaction, like isor seemspolysemousA word thathas morethan onedefinitionDynamiccharactersCharacterswho undergoa significantchangeluminousGiving offorsheddinglightgerundsVerbs endingin ing thatare used asnounsassonanceThe repetitionof the samevowel soundin a group ofwordstrepidationA trembling fearor nervousnessabout somethingthat mighthappenStaticcharactersCharacterswho staythe sameStructuralanalysisbreaking downa word into itsroots andaffixes todetermine itsmeaning7The number ofnights thenarrator of TheTell-Tale Heartstalked the oldmandramaticironyWhen theaudiencerealizessomething thecharacters don'tCoordinatingconjunctionsFor, and,nor, but,or, yet, soteemTo be filledto the pointofoverflowingSubordinatingConjunctionsWords likealthough, if, andwhen that areused to makedependent clausesverseHow poemsare written(line by line)SimplesentenceA sentencewith exactlyoneindependentclauseidiomsexamplesinclude:"he's nuts"and "whenpigs fly"meticulousDescribessomeone who iscareful andconcerned with thesmall details ofsomethingVictorianLondonThe settingof AChristmasCarol1The number ofnights it tookthe spirits tochangeScroogeovertObviousandnoticeableparticiplesVerbs endingin ing or edthat are usedas adjectivescoherentTo makesense orbe logicalconsonanceThe repetitionof the sameconsonantsound in agroup of wordsprofoundDeepandinsightfuldesolateLonely,isolated,sad, ordepressedEdgarAllanPoeTheauthor ofThe Tell-Tale HeartFezziwigScrooge'sformerboss'namebenignharmless,gentle, orpleasantsolaceTo comfortsomeonewhen theyare upsetComplexSentenceA sentence withone dependentand oneindependentclauseimperativeDescribessomething thatis absolutelynecessary orcrucial2The numberof years theFranks andVan Daanswere in hidingformidableIntimidating,large, ordifficult toovercomewistfulSad andlonging forsomethingthat haspassedatrocityA horrible actor crime,usuallyresulting inserious injury3The numberof wishes themonkey'spaw grantedits ownerPrepositionalphraseA group of wordsthat begins with apreposition andends with a nounor pronounSuffixesThesechange aword's partof speechCommaSpliceThe error madefrom joining twoindependentclauses withonly a commaTransitiveVerbsverbs thatmust havea directobjectEbenezerScroogeTheprotagonistof AChristmasCarolPrefixesThesechange aword'smeaningendeavorTo try orattempt todosomethingenjambmentA line ofpoetry thatruns on to thenext withoutpunctuationcapaciousAble tohold a lot;roomy orspaciousCharlesDickensThe authorof AChristmasCarolCompoundsentenceA sentencewith two ormoreindependentclausesHelpingverbsThere are 26 ofthese verbs,including may,might, andmustLinkingverbsverbs that donot showaction, like isor seemspolysemousA word thathas morethan onedefinitionDynamiccharactersCharacterswho undergoa significantchangeluminousGiving offorsheddinglightgerundsVerbs endingin ing thatare used asnounsassonanceThe repetitionof the samevowel soundin a group ofwordstrepidationA trembling fearor nervousnessabout somethingthat mighthappenStaticcharactersCharacterswho staythe sameStructuralanalysisbreaking downa word into itsroots andaffixes todetermine itsmeaning7The number ofnights thenarrator of TheTell-Tale Heartstalked the oldmandramaticironyWhen theaudiencerealizessomething thecharacters don'tCoordinatingconjunctionsFor, and,nor, but,or, yet, soteemTo be filledto the pointofoverflowingSubordinatingConjunctionsWords likealthough, if, andwhen that areused to makedependent clausesverseHow poemsare written(line by line)SimplesentenceA sentencewith exactlyoneindependentclauseidiomsexamplesinclude:"he's nuts"and "whenpigs fly"meticulousDescribessomeone who iscareful andconcerned with thesmall details ofsomethingVictorianLondonThe settingof AChristmasCarol1The number ofnights it tookthe spirits tochangeScroogeovertObviousandnoticeableparticiplesVerbs endingin ing or edthat are usedas adjectivescoherentTo makesense orbe logicalconsonanceThe repetitionof the sameconsonantsound in agroup of wordsprofoundDeepandinsightfuldesolateLonely,isolated,sad, ordepressedEdgarAllanPoeTheauthor ofThe Tell-Tale HeartFezziwigScrooge'sformerboss'namebenignharmless,gentle, orpleasantsolaceTo comfortsomeonewhen theyare upsetComplexSentenceA sentence withone dependentand oneindependentclauseimperativeDescribessomething thatis absolutelynecessary orcrucial2The numberof years theFranks andVan Daanswere in hidingformidableIntimidating,large, ordifficult toovercomewistfulSad andlonging forsomethingthat haspassed

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