PrepositionA generally small,common word thatshows direction,location, or time(ON the deck, BYnoon)PronounReplacesa nounInterjectionA shortexclamation(Oh! Hi!)ImageryVisuallydescriptivelanguageAdjectiveDescribesa nounAdverbA wordcommonlyending in -ly thatdescribes averb, adjective,or other adverbFigurativeLanguageA way ofexpressing thatdoes not use literalmeaning. Used toadd creativeflourish to writingSymbolismThe use ofsymbols torepresentideasParts ofSpeechA category that aword is assignedto based on it'spurpose(noun, verb,adjective)VerbAnactionwordHyperboleExaggeratedstatementsAllusionHinting atsomething and notmentioning itspecifically(living in apineapple)spongebobPersonificationGiving humanattributes tosomethingthat is nothumanSimileA comparisonusing like oras(brave as alion)ClicheA phrase oropinion that isoverused andlacks originalthoughtAlliterationThe same letteror sound at thebeginning ofcloselyconnectedwordsIdiomAn expressionof non-literalmeaning(Raining catsand dogs)Free!LiteralLanguageWriting thatmeansexactly whatwas writtenMetaphorFigure of speechthat refers to onething as another(heart of stone,time is money)NounPerson,place, orthingOnomatopoeiaMaking aword out of asound (Bam!Whoosh!)OxymoronUse of self-contradictingwords(living dead,old news)ConjunctionJoinsclauses orsentences(But, while,when)PrepositionA generally small,common word thatshows direction,location, or time(ON the deck, BYnoon)PronounReplacesa nounInterjectionA shortexclamation(Oh! Hi!)ImageryVisuallydescriptivelanguageAdjectiveDescribesa nounAdverbA wordcommonlyending in -ly thatdescribes averb, adjective,or other adverbFigurativeLanguageA way ofexpressing thatdoes not use literalmeaning. Used toadd creativeflourish to writingSymbolismThe use ofsymbols torepresentideasParts ofSpeechA category that aword is assignedto based on it'spurpose(noun, verb,adjective)VerbAnactionwordHyperboleExaggeratedstatementsAllusionHinting atsomething and notmentioning itspecifically(living in apineapple)spongebobPersonificationGiving humanattributes tosomethingthat is nothumanSimileA comparisonusing like oras(brave as alion)ClicheA phrase oropinion that isoverused andlacks originalthoughtAlliterationThe same letteror sound at thebeginning ofcloselyconnectedwordsIdiomAn expressionof non-literalmeaning(Raining catsand dogs)Free!LiteralLanguageWriting thatmeansexactly whatwas writtenMetaphorFigure of speechthat refers to onething as another(heart of stone,time is money)NounPerson,place, orthingOnomatopoeiaMaking aword out of asound (Bam!Whoosh!)OxymoronUse of self-contradictingwords(living dead,old news)ConjunctionJoinsclauses orsentences(But, while,when)

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