Object ofPrepositionA noun orpronounanswering"whom" or"what" after apreposition.GerundsIt ends withthe letters -ing and actslike a noun.ImperativeMoodIt makes acommandor arequest.AntagonistThe villain ofa story whocreatesconflict.NounA person,place, orthing.AnalogyComparisonbetween twothings for thepurpose of anexplanation.ExpositionThe backgroundinformation on thecharacters andsetting explainedat the beginning ofthe story.ConditionalMoodIt expressesa conditionor ahypotheticalsituation.ProtagonistMaincharacterwho facesobstacles.RisingActionAll of theevents thatlead to theeventualclimax.ConflictA clash betweentwo opposingforces that createsthe narrativethread for a story.PassiveVoiceIt is used toshow interest inthe person orobject thatexperiences anaction.ClimaxThe mostintensepart of thestory.SettingThe location andtime frame inwhich the actionof a story takesplace.IndicativeMoodIt makes astatement.CharactersA personor otherbeing in anarrative.ConnotationAn idea or feelingthat a wordinvokes along withits literal orprimary meaning.ObjectiveSummaryA summary thatdoes not includeany opinionsabout what iswritten in thetext.InfinitivesIt's verb formthat often actsas a noun andis oftenpreceded bythe word "to."SupportingDetailsReasons,examples, facts,steps, or otherkinds of evidencethat explain themain idea.DialogueConversationsbetweencharacters ina story.ResolutionTheend ofa story.CentralIdeaAlso known asthe main idea;this tells thereader theauthor's mainpoint in writing.NonfictionFactualwritingAdjectiveThey're usedto describe anoun orpronoun.DetailsAn individualfeature, fact,or item.ParticiplesA wordformed froma verb, butfunctions asan adjective.BeginningMiddleand EndNarrativeAdverbShe was walkingrapidly. Theword rapidly inthe sentence isan __?InterrogativeMoodIt askquestions.VerbA word usedto describean action ina sentence.InformationalTextIts primarypurpose isto informthe reader.ThemeThe moral,message, orlessonlearned in afictional story.DirectObjectA noun orpronoun thatshows who orwhat receivesthe action of averb.FallingActionWhathappens nearthe end of astory after theclimax?PlotSeries ofevents ina story.ActiveVoiceThe subjectis performingthe verb'saction.FictionA storymeant toentertain andis unreal.SubjunctiveMoodIt expresswishes, doubt,orcontradictions.Object ofPrepositionA noun orpronounanswering"whom" or"what" after apreposition.GerundsIt ends withthe letters -ing and actslike a noun.ImperativeMoodIt makes acommandor arequest.AntagonistThe villain ofa story whocreatesconflict.NounA person,place, orthing.AnalogyComparisonbetween twothings for thepurpose of anexplanation.ExpositionThe backgroundinformation on thecharacters andsetting explainedat the beginning ofthe story.ConditionalMoodIt expressesa conditionor ahypotheticalsituation.ProtagonistMaincharacterwho facesobstacles.RisingActionAll of theevents thatlead to theeventualclimax.ConflictA clash betweentwo opposingforces that createsthe narrativethread for a story.PassiveVoiceIt is used toshow interest inthe person orobject thatexperiences anaction.ClimaxThe mostintensepart of thestory.SettingThe location andtime frame inwhich the actionof a story takesplace.IndicativeMoodIt makes astatement.CharactersA personor otherbeing in anarrative.ConnotationAn idea or feelingthat a wordinvokes along withits literal orprimary meaning.ObjectiveSummaryA summary thatdoes not includeany opinionsabout what iswritten in thetext.InfinitivesIt's verb formthat often actsas a noun andis oftenpreceded bythe word "to."SupportingDetailsReasons,examples, facts,steps, or otherkinds of evidencethat explain themain idea.DialogueConversationsbetweencharacters ina story.ResolutionTheend ofa story.CentralIdeaAlso known asthe main idea;this tells thereader theauthor's mainpoint in writing.NonfictionFactualwritingAdjectiveThey're usedto describe anoun orpronoun.DetailsAn individualfeature, fact,or item.ParticiplesA wordformed froma verb, butfunctions asan adjective.BeginningMiddleand EndNarrativeAdverbShe was walkingrapidly. Theword rapidly inthe sentence isan __?InterrogativeMoodIt askquestions.VerbA word usedto describean action ina sentence.InformationalTextIts primarypurpose isto informthe reader.ThemeThe moral,message, orlessonlearned in afictional story.DirectObjectA noun orpronoun thatshows who orwhat receivesthe action of averb.FallingActionWhathappens nearthe end of astory after theclimax?PlotSeries ofevents ina story.ActiveVoiceThe subjectis performingthe verb'saction.FictionA storymeant toentertain andis unreal.SubjunctiveMoodIt expresswishes, doubt,orcontradictions.

8th Grade ELA 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 noun or pronoun answering "whom" or "what" after a preposition.
    Object of Preposition
  2. It ends with the letters -ing and acts like a noun.
    Gerunds
  3. It makes a command or a request.
    Imperative Mood
  4. The villain of a story who creates conflict.
    Antagonist
  5. A person, place, or thing.
    Noun
  6. Comparison between two things for the purpose of an explanation.
    Analogy
  7. The background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story.
    Exposition
  8. It expresses a condition or a hypothetical situation.
    Conditional Mood
  9. Main character who faces obstacles.
    Protagonist
  10. All of the events that lead to the eventual climax.
    Rising Action
  11. A clash between two opposing forces that creates the narrative thread for a story.
    Conflict
  12. It is used to show interest in the person or object that experiences an action.
    Passive Voice
  13. The most intense part of the story.
    Climax
  14. The location and time frame in which the action of a story takes place.
    Setting
  15. It makes a statement.
    Indicative Mood
  16. A person or other being in a narrative.
    Characters
  17. An idea or feeling that a word invokes along with its literal or primary meaning.
    Connotation
  18. A summary that does not include any opinions about what is written in the text.
    Objective Summary
  19. It's verb form that often acts as a noun and is often preceded by the word "to."
    Infinitives
  20. Reasons, examples, facts, steps, or other kinds of evidence that explain the main idea.
    Supporting Details
  21. Conversations between characters in a story.
    Dialogue
  22. The end of a story.
    Resolution
  23. Also known as the main idea; this tells the reader the author's main point in writing.
    Central Idea
  24. Factual writing
    Nonfiction
  25. They're used to describe a noun or pronoun.
    Adjective
  26. An individual feature, fact, or item.
    Details
  27. A word formed from a verb, but functions as an adjective.
    Participles
  28. Narrative
    Beginning Middle and End
  29. She was walking rapidly. The word rapidly in the sentence is an __?
    Adverb
  30. It ask questions.
    Interrogative Mood
  31. A word used to describe an action in a sentence.
    Verb
  32. Its primary purpose is to inform the reader.
    Informational Text
  33. The moral, message, or lesson learned in a fictional story.
    Theme
  34. A noun or pronoun that shows who or what receives the action of a verb.
    Direct Object
  35. What happens near the end of a story after the climax?
    Falling Action
  36. Series of events in a story.
    Plot
  37. The subject is performing the verb's action.
    Active Voice
  38. A story meant to entertain and is unreal.
    Fiction
  39. It express wishes, doubt, or contradictions.
    Subjunctive Mood