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

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