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

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