AlliterationThe same letteror sound at thebeginning ofcloselyconnectedwordsFree!MetaphorFigure of speechthat refers to onething as another(heart of stone,time is money)OxymoronUse of self-contradictingwords(living dead,old news)ClicheA phrase oropinion that isoverused andlacks originalthoughtAllusionHinting atsomething and notmentioning itspecifically(living in apineapple)spongebobParts ofSpeechA category that aword is assignedto based on it'spurpose(noun, verb,adjective)NounPerson,place, orthingInterjectionA shortexclamation(Oh! Hi!)AdverbA wordcommonlyending in -ly thatdescribes averb, adjective,or other adverbSymbolismThe use ofsymbols torepresentideasPersonificationGiving humanattributes tosomethingthat is nothumanHyperboleExaggeratedstatementsFigurativeLanguageA way ofexpressing thatdoes not use literalmeaning. Used toadd creativeflourish to writingPronounReplacesa nounIdiomAn expressionof non-literalmeaning(Raining catsand dogs)ImageryVisuallydescriptivelanguageConjunctionJoinsclauses orsentences(But, while,when)PrepositionA generally small,common word thatshows direction,location, or time(ON the deck, BYnoon)LiteralLanguageWriting thatmeansexactly whatwas writtenAdjectiveDescribesa nounOnomatopoeiaMaking aword out of asound (Bam!Whoosh!)SimileA comparisonusing like oras(brave as alion)VerbAnactionwordAlliterationThe same letteror sound at thebeginning ofcloselyconnectedwordsFree!MetaphorFigure of speechthat refers to onething as another(heart of stone,time is money)OxymoronUse of self-contradictingwords(living dead,old news)ClicheA phrase oropinion that isoverused andlacks originalthoughtAllusionHinting atsomething and notmentioning itspecifically(living in apineapple)spongebobParts ofSpeechA category that aword is assignedto based on it'spurpose(noun, verb,adjective)NounPerson,place, orthingInterjectionA shortexclamation(Oh! Hi!)AdverbA wordcommonlyending in -ly thatdescribes averb, adjective,or other adverbSymbolismThe use ofsymbols torepresentideasPersonificationGiving humanattributes tosomethingthat is nothumanHyperboleExaggeratedstatementsFigurativeLanguageA way ofexpressing thatdoes not use literalmeaning. Used toadd creativeflourish to writingPronounReplacesa nounIdiomAn expressionof non-literalmeaning(Raining catsand dogs)ImageryVisuallydescriptivelanguageConjunctionJoinsclauses orsentences(But, while,when)PrepositionA generally small,common word thatshows direction,location, or time(ON the deck, BYnoon)LiteralLanguageWriting thatmeansexactly whatwas writtenAdjectiveDescribesa nounOnomatopoeiaMaking aword out of asound (Bam!Whoosh!)SimileA comparisonusing like oras(brave as alion)VerbAnactionword

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