HyperboleExaggeratedstatementsAdjectiveDescribesa nounOxymoronUse of self-contradictingwords(living dead,old news)VerbAnactionwordSimileA comparisonusing like oras(brave as alion)IdiomAn expressionof non-literalmeaning(Raining catsand dogs)PersonificationGiving humanattributes tosomethingthat is nothumanNounPerson,place, orthingParts ofSpeechA category that aword is assignedto based on it'spurpose(noun, verb,adjective)FigurativeLanguageA way ofexpressing thatdoes not use literalmeaning. Used toadd creativeflourish to writingAdverbA wordcommonlyending in -ly thatdescribes averb, adjective,or other adverbInterjectionA shortexclamation(Oh! Hi!)LiteralLanguageWriting thatmeansexactly whatwas writtenAllusionHinting atsomething and notmentioning itspecifically(living in apineapple)spongebobSymbolismThe use ofsymbols torepresentideasAlliterationThe same letteror sound at thebeginning ofcloselyconnectedwordsClicheA phrase oropinion that isoverused andlacks originalthoughtImageryVisuallydescriptivelanguageOnomatopoeiaMaking aword out of asound (Bam!Whoosh!)PrepositionA generally small,common word thatshows direction,location, or time(ON the deck, BYnoon)PronounReplacesa nounConjunctionJoinsclauses orsentences(But, while,when)MetaphorFigure of speechthat refers to onething as another(heart of stone,time is money)Free!HyperboleExaggeratedstatementsAdjectiveDescribesa nounOxymoronUse of self-contradictingwords(living dead,old news)VerbAnactionwordSimileA comparisonusing like oras(brave as alion)IdiomAn expressionof non-literalmeaning(Raining catsand dogs)PersonificationGiving humanattributes tosomethingthat is nothumanNounPerson,place, orthingParts ofSpeechA category that aword is assignedto based on it'spurpose(noun, verb,adjective)FigurativeLanguageA way ofexpressing thatdoes not use literalmeaning. Used toadd creativeflourish to writingAdverbA wordcommonlyending in -ly thatdescribes averb, adjective,or other adverbInterjectionA shortexclamation(Oh! Hi!)LiteralLanguageWriting thatmeansexactly whatwas writtenAllusionHinting atsomething and notmentioning itspecifically(living in apineapple)spongebobSymbolismThe use ofsymbols torepresentideasAlliterationThe same letteror sound at thebeginning ofcloselyconnectedwordsClicheA phrase oropinion that isoverused andlacks originalthoughtImageryVisuallydescriptivelanguageOnomatopoeiaMaking aword out of asound (Bam!Whoosh!)PrepositionA generally small,common word thatshows direction,location, or time(ON the deck, BYnoon)PronounReplacesa nounConjunctionJoinsclauses orsentences(But, while,when)MetaphorFigure of speechthat refers to onething as another(heart of stone,time is money)Free!

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