NounPerson,place, orthingMetaphorFigure of speechthat refers to onething as another(heart of stone,time is money)AdjectiveDescribesa nounAllusionHinting atsomething and notmentioning itspecifically(living in apineapple)spongebobSymbolismThe use ofsymbols torepresentideasIdiomAn expressionof non-literalmeaning(Raining catsand dogs)OnomatopoeiaMaking aword out of asound (Bam!Whoosh!)FigurativeLanguageA way ofexpressing thatdoes not use literalmeaning. Used toadd creativeflourish to writingVerbAnactionwordConjunctionJoinsclauses orsentences(But, while,when)AdverbA wordcommonlyending in -ly thatdescribes averb, adjective,or other adverbHyperboleExaggeratedstatementsOxymoronUse of self-contradictingwords(living dead,old news)PersonificationGiving humanattributes tosomethingthat is nothumanAlliterationThe same letteror sound at thebeginning ofcloselyconnectedwordsPrepositionA generally small,common word thatshows direction,location, or time(ON the deck, BYnoon)PronounReplacesa nounInterjectionA shortexclamation(Oh! Hi!)ClicheA phrase oropinion that isoverused andlacks originalthoughtFree!ImageryVisuallydescriptivelanguageSimileA comparisonusing like oras(brave as alion)Parts ofSpeechA category that aword is assignedto based on it'spurpose(noun, verb,adjective)LiteralLanguageWriting thatmeansexactly whatwas writtenNounPerson,place, orthingMetaphorFigure of speechthat refers to onething as another(heart of stone,time is money)AdjectiveDescribesa nounAllusionHinting atsomething and notmentioning itspecifically(living in apineapple)spongebobSymbolismThe use ofsymbols torepresentideasIdiomAn expressionof non-literalmeaning(Raining catsand dogs)OnomatopoeiaMaking aword out of asound (Bam!Whoosh!)FigurativeLanguageA way ofexpressing thatdoes not use literalmeaning. Used toadd creativeflourish to writingVerbAnactionwordConjunctionJoinsclauses orsentences(But, while,when)AdverbA wordcommonlyending in -ly thatdescribes averb, adjective,or other adverbHyperboleExaggeratedstatementsOxymoronUse of self-contradictingwords(living dead,old news)PersonificationGiving humanattributes tosomethingthat is nothumanAlliterationThe same letteror sound at thebeginning ofcloselyconnectedwordsPrepositionA generally small,common word thatshows direction,location, or time(ON the deck, BYnoon)PronounReplacesa nounInterjectionA shortexclamation(Oh! Hi!)ClicheA phrase oropinion that isoverused andlacks originalthoughtFree!ImageryVisuallydescriptivelanguageSimileA comparisonusing like oras(brave as alion)Parts ofSpeechA category that aword is assignedto based on it'spurpose(noun, verb,adjective)LiteralLanguageWriting thatmeansexactly whatwas written

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