Is thereaprefix?Usevisualclues.Do you seea word partyou alreadyknow?Can youstretch theword outslowly?Split theword intosyllables andchunk it.Try to makethe othersound madeby theletters.Is it acompoundword?Ask yourself,“does thismakesense?”Free!Cover part ofthe word andsolve onepiece at atime.Can youuse yourbackgroundknowledge?Is thereasuffix?Try toreread thesentence.Free!Makeconnectionsto otherwords you'veheard.Usecontextclues.Is thereaprefix?Usevisualclues.Do you seea word partyou alreadyknow?Can youstretch theword outslowly?Split theword intosyllables andchunk it.Try to makethe othersound madeby theletters.Is it acompoundword?Ask yourself,“does thismakesense?”Free!Cover part ofthe word andsolve onepiece at atime.Can youuse yourbackgroundknowledge?Is thereasuffix?Try toreread thesentence.Free!Makeconnectionsto otherwords you'veheard.Usecontextclues.

Word Attack Strategies - 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. Is there a prefix?
  2. Use visual clues.
  3. Do you see a word part you already know?
  4. Can you stretch the word out slowly?
  5. Split the word into syllables and chunk it.
  6. Try to make the other sound made by the letters.
  7. Is it a compound word?
  8. Ask yourself, “does this make sense?”
  9. Free!
  10. Cover part of the word and solve one piece at a time.
  11. Can you use your background knowledge?
  12. Is there a suffix?
  13. Try to reread the sentence.
  14. Free!
  15. Make connections to other words you've heard.
  16. Use context clues.