HyperboleExaggeratedstatementsPersonificationGiving humanattributes tosomethingthat is nothumanVerbAnactionwordIdiomAn expressionof non-literalmeaning(Raining catsand dogs)PrepositionA generally small,common word thatshows direction,location, or time(ON the deck, BYnoon)OxymoronUse of self-contradictingwords(living dead,old news)AdjectiveDescribesa nounFree!InterjectionA shortexclamation(Oh! Hi!)AllusionHinting atsomething and notmentioning itspecifically(living in apineapple)spongebobSimileA comparisonusing like oras(brave as alion)LiteralLanguageWriting thatmeansexactly whatwas writtenPronounReplacesa nounMetaphorFigure of speechthat refers to onething as another(heart of stone,time is money)AlliterationThe same letteror sound at thebeginning ofcloselyconnectedwordsImageryVisuallydescriptivelanguageParts ofSpeechA category that aword is assignedto based on it'spurpose(noun, verb,adjective)SymbolismThe use ofsymbols torepresentideasConjunctionJoinsclauses orsentences(But, while,when)FigurativeLanguageA way ofexpressing thatdoes not use literalmeaning. Used toadd creativeflourish to writingNounPerson,place, orthingOnomatopoeiaMaking aword out of asound (Bam!Whoosh!)ClicheA phrase oropinion that isoverused andlacks originalthoughtAdverbA wordcommonlyending in -ly thatdescribes averb, adjective,or other adverbHyperboleExaggeratedstatementsPersonificationGiving humanattributes tosomethingthat is nothumanVerbAnactionwordIdiomAn expressionof non-literalmeaning(Raining catsand dogs)PrepositionA generally small,common word thatshows direction,location, or time(ON the deck, BYnoon)OxymoronUse of self-contradictingwords(living dead,old news)AdjectiveDescribesa nounFree!InterjectionA shortexclamation(Oh! Hi!)AllusionHinting atsomething and notmentioning itspecifically(living in apineapple)spongebobSimileA comparisonusing like oras(brave as alion)LiteralLanguageWriting thatmeansexactly whatwas writtenPronounReplacesa nounMetaphorFigure of speechthat refers to onething as another(heart of stone,time is money)AlliterationThe same letteror sound at thebeginning ofcloselyconnectedwordsImageryVisuallydescriptivelanguageParts ofSpeechA category that aword is assignedto based on it'spurpose(noun, verb,adjective)SymbolismThe use ofsymbols torepresentideasConjunctionJoinsclauses orsentences(But, while,when)FigurativeLanguageA way ofexpressing thatdoes not use literalmeaning. Used toadd creativeflourish to writingNounPerson,place, orthingOnomatopoeiaMaking aword out of asound (Bam!Whoosh!)ClicheA phrase oropinion that isoverused andlacks originalthoughtAdverbA wordcommonlyending in -ly thatdescribes averb, adjective,or other adverb

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