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

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