PronounReplacesa nounOxymoronUse of self-contradictingwords(living dead,old news)Free!VerbAnactionwordClicheA phrase oropinion that isoverused andlacks originalthoughtAllusionHinting atsomething and notmentioning itspecifically(living in apineapple)spongebobAdverbA wordcommonlyending in -ly thatdescribes averb, adjective,or other adverbLiteralLanguageWriting thatmeansexactly whatwas writtenIdiomAn expressionof non-literalmeaning(Raining catsand dogs)FigurativeLanguageA way ofexpressing thatdoes not use literalmeaning. Used toadd creativeflourish to writingNounPerson,place, orthingParts ofSpeechA category that aword is assignedto based on it'spurpose(noun, verb,adjective)SimileA comparisonusing like oras(brave as alion)SymbolismThe use ofsymbols torepresentideasHyperboleExaggeratedstatementsOnomatopoeiaMaking aword out of asound (Bam!Whoosh!)ConjunctionJoinsclauses orsentences(But, while,when)PersonificationGiving humanattributes tosomethingthat is nothumanImageryVisuallydescriptivelanguagePrepositionA generally small,common word thatshows direction,location, or time(ON the deck, BYnoon)InterjectionA shortexclamation(Oh! Hi!)AlliterationThe same letteror sound at thebeginning ofcloselyconnectedwordsAdjectiveDescribesa nounMetaphorFigure of speechthat refers to onething as another(heart of stone,time is money)PronounReplacesa nounOxymoronUse of self-contradictingwords(living dead,old news)Free!VerbAnactionwordClicheA phrase oropinion that isoverused andlacks originalthoughtAllusionHinting atsomething and notmentioning itspecifically(living in apineapple)spongebobAdverbA wordcommonlyending in -ly thatdescribes averb, adjective,or other adverbLiteralLanguageWriting thatmeansexactly whatwas writtenIdiomAn expressionof non-literalmeaning(Raining catsand dogs)FigurativeLanguageA way ofexpressing thatdoes not use literalmeaning. Used toadd creativeflourish to writingNounPerson,place, orthingParts ofSpeechA category that aword is assignedto based on it'spurpose(noun, verb,adjective)SimileA comparisonusing like oras(brave as alion)SymbolismThe use ofsymbols torepresentideasHyperboleExaggeratedstatementsOnomatopoeiaMaking aword out of asound (Bam!Whoosh!)ConjunctionJoinsclauses orsentences(But, while,when)PersonificationGiving humanattributes tosomethingthat is nothumanImageryVisuallydescriptivelanguagePrepositionA generally small,common word thatshows direction,location, or time(ON the deck, BYnoon)InterjectionA shortexclamation(Oh! Hi!)AlliterationThe same letteror sound at thebeginning ofcloselyconnectedwordsAdjectiveDescribesa nounMetaphorFigure of speechthat refers to onething as another(heart of stone,time is money)

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