capaciousAble tohold a lot;roomy orspaciousimperativeDescribessomething thatis absolutelynecessary orcrucialHelpingverbsThere are 26 ofthese verbs,including may,might, andmustmeticulousDescribessomeone who iscareful andconcerned with thesmall details ofsomethingFezziwigScrooge'sformerboss'nameLinkingverbsverbs that donot showaction, like isor seemsCommaSpliceThe error madefrom joining twoindependentclauses withonly a commaStructuralanalysisbreaking downa word into itsroots andaffixes todetermine itsmeaningSuffixesThesechange aword's partof speechCoordinatingconjunctionsFor, and,nor, but,or, yet, soenjambmentA line ofpoetry thatruns on to thenext withoutpunctuationComplexSentenceA sentence withone dependentand oneindependentclauseStaticcharactersCharacterswho staythe same7The number ofnights thenarrator of TheTell-Tale Heartstalked the oldmanCharlesDickensThe authorof AChristmasCarol1The number ofnights it tookthe spirits tochangeScroogeendeavorTo try orattempt todosomethingwistfulSad andlonging forsomethingthat haspassed3The numberof wishes themonkey'spaw grantedits ownerformidableIntimidating,large, ordifficult toovercomeCompoundsentenceA sentencewith two ormoreindependentclausesSubordinatingConjunctionsWords likealthough, if, andwhen that areused to makedependent clausesassonanceThe repetitionof the samevowel soundin a group ofwordscoherentTo makesense orbe logical2The numberof years theFranks andVan Daanswere in hidingverseHow poemsare written(line by line)gerundsVerbs endingin ing thatare used asnounsparticiplesVerbs endingin ing or edthat are usedas adjectivesatrocityA horrible actor crime,usuallyresulting inserious injuryDynamiccharactersCharacterswho undergoa significantchangePrepositionalphraseA group of wordsthat begins with apreposition andends with a nounor pronoundesolateLonely,isolated,sad, ordepressedTransitiveVerbsverbs thatmust havea directobjectdramaticironyWhen theaudiencerealizessomething thecharacters don'tconsonanceThe repetitionof the sameconsonantsound in agroup of wordsPrefixesThesechange aword'smeaningbenignharmless,gentle, orpleasantEbenezerScroogeTheprotagonistof AChristmasCarolluminousGiving offorsheddinglightVictorianLondonThe settingof AChristmasCarolidiomsexamplesinclude:"he's nuts"and "whenpigs fly"teemTo be filledto the pointofoverflowingsolaceTo comfortsomeonewhen theyare upsetEdgarAllanPoeTheauthor ofThe Tell-Tale HearttrepidationA trembling fearor nervousnessabout somethingthat mighthappenprofoundDeepandinsightfulpolysemousA word thathas morethan onedefinitionovertObviousandnoticeableSimplesentenceA sentencewith exactlyoneindependentclausecapaciousAble tohold a lot;roomy orspaciousimperativeDescribessomething thatis absolutelynecessary orcrucialHelpingverbsThere are 26 ofthese verbs,including may,might, andmustmeticulousDescribessomeone who iscareful andconcerned with thesmall details ofsomethingFezziwigScrooge'sformerboss'nameLinkingverbsverbs that donot showaction, like isor seemsCommaSpliceThe error madefrom joining twoindependentclauses withonly a commaStructuralanalysisbreaking downa word into itsroots andaffixes todetermine itsmeaningSuffixesThesechange aword's partof speechCoordinatingconjunctionsFor, and,nor, but,or, yet, soenjambmentA line ofpoetry thatruns on to thenext withoutpunctuationComplexSentenceA sentence withone dependentand oneindependentclauseStaticcharactersCharacterswho staythe same7The number ofnights thenarrator of TheTell-Tale Heartstalked the oldmanCharlesDickensThe authorof AChristmasCarol1The number ofnights it tookthe spirits tochangeScroogeendeavorTo try orattempt todosomethingwistfulSad andlonging forsomethingthat haspassed3The numberof wishes themonkey'spaw grantedits ownerformidableIntimidating,large, ordifficult toovercomeCompoundsentenceA sentencewith two ormoreindependentclausesSubordinatingConjunctionsWords likealthough, if, andwhen that areused to makedependent clausesassonanceThe repetitionof the samevowel soundin a group ofwordscoherentTo makesense orbe logical2The numberof years theFranks andVan Daanswere in hidingverseHow poemsare written(line by line)gerundsVerbs endingin ing thatare used asnounsparticiplesVerbs endingin ing or edthat are usedas adjectivesatrocityA horrible actor crime,usuallyresulting inserious injuryDynamiccharactersCharacterswho undergoa significantchangePrepositionalphraseA group of wordsthat begins with apreposition andends with a nounor pronoundesolateLonely,isolated,sad, ordepressedTransitiveVerbsverbs thatmust havea directobjectdramaticironyWhen theaudiencerealizessomething thecharacters don'tconsonanceThe repetitionof the sameconsonantsound in agroup of wordsPrefixesThesechange aword'smeaningbenignharmless,gentle, orpleasantEbenezerScroogeTheprotagonistof AChristmasCarolluminousGiving offorsheddinglightVictorianLondonThe settingof AChristmasCarolidiomsexamplesinclude:"he's nuts"and "whenpigs fly"teemTo be filledto the pointofoverflowingsolaceTo comfortsomeonewhen theyare upsetEdgarAllanPoeTheauthor ofThe Tell-Tale HearttrepidationA trembling fearor nervousnessabout somethingthat mighthappenprofoundDeepandinsightfulpolysemousA word thathas morethan onedefinitionovertObviousandnoticeableSimplesentenceA sentencewith exactlyoneindependentclause

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