OnomatopoeiaMaking aword out of asound (Bam!Whoosh!)ClicheA phrase oropinion that isoverused andlacks originalthoughtAdjectiveDescribesa nounHyperboleExaggeratedstatementsPrepositionA generally small,common word thatshows direction,location, or time(ON the deck, BYnoon)AlliterationThe same letteror sound at thebeginning ofcloselyconnectedwordsMetaphorFigure of speechthat refers to onething as another(heart of stone,time is money)AllusionHinting atsomething and notmentioning itspecifically(living in apineapple)spongebobVerbAnactionwordSimileA comparisonusing like oras(brave as alion)NounPerson,place, orthingPersonificationGiving humanattributes tosomethingthat is nothumanFree!InterjectionA shortexclamation(Oh! Hi!)ConjunctionJoinsclauses orsentences(But, while,when)Parts ofSpeechA category that aword is assignedto based on it'spurpose(noun, verb,adjective)LiteralLanguageWriting thatmeansexactly whatwas writtenIdiomAn expressionof non-literalmeaning(Raining catsand dogs)OxymoronUse of self-contradictingwords(living dead,old news)ImageryVisuallydescriptivelanguageFigurativeLanguageA way ofexpressing thatdoes not use literalmeaning. Used toadd creativeflourish to writingPronounReplacesa nounAdverbA wordcommonlyending in -ly thatdescribes averb, adjective,or other adverbSymbolismThe use ofsymbols torepresentideasOnomatopoeiaMaking aword out of asound (Bam!Whoosh!)ClicheA phrase oropinion that isoverused andlacks originalthoughtAdjectiveDescribesa nounHyperboleExaggeratedstatementsPrepositionA generally small,common word thatshows direction,location, or time(ON the deck, BYnoon)AlliterationThe same letteror sound at thebeginning ofcloselyconnectedwordsMetaphorFigure of speechthat refers to onething as another(heart of stone,time is money)AllusionHinting atsomething and notmentioning itspecifically(living in apineapple)spongebobVerbAnactionwordSimileA comparisonusing like oras(brave as alion)NounPerson,place, orthingPersonificationGiving humanattributes tosomethingthat is nothumanFree!InterjectionA shortexclamation(Oh! Hi!)ConjunctionJoinsclauses orsentences(But, while,when)Parts ofSpeechA category that aword is assignedto based on it'spurpose(noun, verb,adjective)LiteralLanguageWriting thatmeansexactly whatwas writtenIdiomAn expressionof non-literalmeaning(Raining catsand dogs)OxymoronUse of self-contradictingwords(living dead,old news)ImageryVisuallydescriptivelanguageFigurativeLanguageA way ofexpressing thatdoes not use literalmeaning. Used toadd creativeflourish to writingPronounReplacesa nounAdverbA wordcommonlyending in -ly thatdescribes averb, adjective,or other adverbSymbolismThe use ofsymbols torepresentideas

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