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

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