NounPerson,place, orthingSymbolismThe use ofsymbols torepresentideasMetaphorFigure of speechthat refers to onething as another(heart of stone,time is money)AllusionHinting atsomething and notmentioning itspecifically(living in apineapple)spongebobAdverbA wordcommonlyending in -ly thatdescribes averb, adjective,or other adverbAdjectiveDescribesa nounParts ofSpeechA category that aword is assignedto based on it'spurpose(noun, verb,adjective)VerbAnactionwordSimileA comparisonusing like oras(brave as alion)IdiomAn expressionof non-literalmeaning(Raining catsand dogs)FigurativeLanguageA way ofexpressing thatdoes not use literalmeaning. Used toadd creativeflourish to writingPersonificationGiving humanattributes tosomethingthat is nothumanClicheA phrase oropinion that isoverused andlacks originalthoughtConjunctionJoinsclauses orsentences(But, while,when)InterjectionA shortexclamation(Oh! Hi!)PronounReplacesa nounImageryVisuallydescriptivelanguageOxymoronUse of self-contradictingwords(living dead,old news)AlliterationThe same letteror sound at thebeginning ofcloselyconnectedwordsPrepositionA generally small,common word thatshows direction,location, or time(ON the deck, BYnoon)LiteralLanguageWriting thatmeansexactly whatwas writtenFree!HyperboleExaggeratedstatementsOnomatopoeiaMaking aword out of asound (Bam!Whoosh!)NounPerson,place, orthingSymbolismThe use ofsymbols torepresentideasMetaphorFigure of speechthat refers to onething as another(heart of stone,time is money)AllusionHinting atsomething and notmentioning itspecifically(living in apineapple)spongebobAdverbA wordcommonlyending in -ly thatdescribes averb, adjective,or other adverbAdjectiveDescribesa nounParts ofSpeechA category that aword is assignedto based on it'spurpose(noun, verb,adjective)VerbAnactionwordSimileA comparisonusing like oras(brave as alion)IdiomAn expressionof non-literalmeaning(Raining catsand dogs)FigurativeLanguageA way ofexpressing thatdoes not use literalmeaning. Used toadd creativeflourish to writingPersonificationGiving humanattributes tosomethingthat is nothumanClicheA phrase oropinion that isoverused andlacks originalthoughtConjunctionJoinsclauses orsentences(But, while,when)InterjectionA shortexclamation(Oh! Hi!)PronounReplacesa nounImageryVisuallydescriptivelanguageOxymoronUse of self-contradictingwords(living dead,old news)AlliterationThe same letteror sound at thebeginning ofcloselyconnectedwordsPrepositionA generally small,common word thatshows direction,location, or time(ON the deck, BYnoon)LiteralLanguageWriting thatmeansexactly whatwas writtenFree!HyperboleExaggeratedstatementsOnomatopoeiaMaking aword out of asound (Bam!Whoosh!)

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