Wordsending in -ant, -ance/ -ancy, -ent, -ence/ -encyWords withendingssounding like/ʒə/ or /tʃə/Adding -esto nouns andverbs endingin -yWords withthe /ee/sound speltei after cow, ow,ue, uwWordsendingin -tionThe /aɪ/sound spelt -y at the endof wordsAdding suffixesbeginning withvowel letters towords ending in-feroo(/u/)Homophonesor near-homophonesWordscontainingthe letterstring oughThe /ɔ:/sound spelta before land llEndingswhich soundlike /shus/spelt -ciousor -tiousThe /ʌ/soundspelt oThe suffixes-ment, -ness,-ful, -lessand -lywordsending-yEndingswhich soundlike /ʃən/ spelt-tion, -sion, -ssion, -cianI beforeE, exceptafter CAddingsuffixesbeginning withvowel lettersto wordsAdding -ed, -ing, -er and -est to a rootword endingin -yAdding suffixesbeginning withvowel letters towords ending in-ferEndingswhichsound like/shal/oo(/oo/)The /i:/soundspelt -eyWordsending in -ant, -ance/ -ancy, -ent, -ence/ -encyWords withendingssounding like/ʒə/ or /tʃə/Adding -esto nouns andverbs endingin -yWords withthe /ee/sound speltei after cow, ow,ue, uwWordsendingin -tionThe /aɪ/sound spelt -y at the endof wordsAdding suffixesbeginning withvowel letters towords ending in-feroo(/u/)Homophonesor near-homophonesWordscontainingthe letterstring oughThe /ɔ:/sound spelta before land llEndingswhich soundlike /shus/spelt -ciousor -tiousThe /ʌ/soundspelt oThe suffixes-ment, -ness,-ful, -lessand -lywordsending-yEndingswhich soundlike /ʃən/ spelt-tion, -sion, -ssion, -cianI beforeE, exceptafter CAddingsuffixesbeginning withvowel lettersto wordsAdding -ed, -ing, -er and -est to a rootword endingin -yAdding suffixesbeginning withvowel letters towords ending in-ferEndingswhichsound like/shal/oo(/oo/)The /i:/soundspelt -ey

Spelling Rules - 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. Words ending in -ant, -ance/ -ancy, -ent, -ence/ -ency
  2. Words with endings sounding like /ʒə/ or /tʃə/
  3. Adding -es to nouns and verbs ending in -y
  4. Words with the /ee/ sound spelt ei after c
  5. ow, ow, ue, uw
  6. Words ending in -tion
  7. The /aɪ/ sound spelt -y at the end of words
  8. Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words ending in -fer
  9. oo (/u/)
  10. Homophones or near-homophones
  11. Words containing the letter string ough
  12. The /ɔ:/ sound spelt a before l and ll
  13. Endings which sound like /shus/ spelt -cious or -tious
  14. The /ʌ/ sound spelt o
  15. The suffixes -ment, -ness, -ful, -less and -ly
  16. words ending -y
  17. Endings which sound like /ʃən/ spelt -tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian
  18. I before E, except after C
  19. Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words
  20. Adding -ed, -ing, -er and -est to a root word ending in -y
  21. Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words ending in -fer
  22. Endings which sound like /shal/
  23. oo (/oo/)
  24. The /i:/ sound spelt -ey