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

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