PersonificationGiving humanattributes tosomethingthat is nothumanFigurativeLanguageA way ofexpressing thatdoes not use literalmeaning. Used toadd creativeflourish to writingVerbAnactionwordPronounReplacesa nounLiteralLanguageWriting thatmeansexactly whatwas writtenParts ofSpeechA category that aword is assignedto based on it'spurpose(noun, verb,adjective)NounPerson,place, orthingSimileA comparisonusing like oras(brave as alion)AdverbA wordcommonlyending in -ly thatdescribes averb, adjective,or other adverbAlliterationThe same letteror sound at thebeginning ofcloselyconnectedwordsInterjectionA shortexclamation(Oh! Hi!)OnomatopoeiaMaking aword out of asound (Bam!Whoosh!)MetaphorFigure of speechthat refers to onething as another(heart of stone,time is money)SymbolismThe use ofsymbols torepresentideasImageryVisuallydescriptivelanguageFree!ConjunctionJoinsclauses orsentences(But, while,when)ClicheA phrase oropinion that isoverused andlacks originalthoughtOxymoronUse of self-contradictingwords(living dead,old news)AdjectiveDescribesa nounIdiomAn expressionof non-literalmeaning(Raining catsand dogs)PrepositionA generally small,common word thatshows direction,location, or time(ON the deck, BYnoon)HyperboleExaggeratedstatementsAllusionHinting atsomething and notmentioning itspecifically(living in apineapple)spongebobPersonificationGiving humanattributes tosomethingthat is nothumanFigurativeLanguageA way ofexpressing thatdoes not use literalmeaning. Used toadd creativeflourish to writingVerbAnactionwordPronounReplacesa nounLiteralLanguageWriting thatmeansexactly whatwas writtenParts ofSpeechA category that aword is assignedto based on it'spurpose(noun, verb,adjective)NounPerson,place, orthingSimileA comparisonusing like oras(brave as alion)AdverbA wordcommonlyending in -ly thatdescribes averb, adjective,or other adverbAlliterationThe same letteror sound at thebeginning ofcloselyconnectedwordsInterjectionA shortexclamation(Oh! Hi!)OnomatopoeiaMaking aword out of asound (Bam!Whoosh!)MetaphorFigure of speechthat refers to onething as another(heart of stone,time is money)SymbolismThe use ofsymbols torepresentideasImageryVisuallydescriptivelanguageFree!ConjunctionJoinsclauses orsentences(But, while,when)ClicheA phrase oropinion that isoverused andlacks originalthoughtOxymoronUse of self-contradictingwords(living dead,old news)AdjectiveDescribesa nounIdiomAn expressionof non-literalmeaning(Raining catsand dogs)PrepositionA generally small,common word thatshows direction,location, or time(ON the deck, BYnoon)HyperboleExaggeratedstatementsAllusionHinting atsomething and notmentioning itspecifically(living in apineapple)spongebob

Grammar 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. Giving human attributes to something that is not human
    Personification
  2. A way of expressing that does not use literal meaning. Used to add creative flourish to writing
    Figurative Language
  3. An action word
    Verb
  4. Replaces a noun
    Pronoun
  5. Writing that means exactly what was written
    Literal Language
  6. A category that a word is assigned to based on it's purpose (noun, verb, adjective)
    Parts of Speech
  7. Person, place, or thing
    Noun
  8. A comparison using like or as (brave as a lion)
    Simile
  9. A word commonly ending in -ly that describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb
    Adverb
  10. The same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words
    Alliteration
  11. A short exclamation (Oh! Hi!)
    Interjection
  12. Making a word out of a sound (Bam! Whoosh!)
    Onomatopoeia
  13. Figure of speech that refers to one thing as another (heart of stone, time is money)
    Metaphor
  14. The use of symbols to represent ideas
    Symbolism
  15. Visually descriptive language
    Imagery
  16. Free!
  17. Joins clauses or sentences (But, while, when)
    Conjunction
  18. A phrase or opinion that is overused and lacks original thought
    Cliche
  19. Use of self-contradicting words (living dead, old news)
    Oxymoron
  20. Describes a noun
    Adjective
  21. An expression of non-literal meaning (Raining cats and dogs)
    Idiom
  22. A generally small, common word that shows direction, location, or time (ON the deck, BY noon)
    Preposition
  23. Exaggerated statements
    Hyperbole
  24. Hinting at something and not mentioning it specifically (living in a pineapple) spongebob
    Allusion