Replace 5boring wordswith 5excitingwordsClarify anidea byadding aspecificexampleRewordanawkwardsentenceCheck thebeginning ofeach sentencefor repetitivewordsCombinesimplesentencesCorrect arun-onsentenceCheck forhomophones(they/they’re/their, it’s/its,your/you’re,too/to/two) etc.Cross out aword thatyou usedmore than 5times.Add a hookto thebeginning ofyour paperCorrect asentencefragmentWrite down 3possibletitles for yourpaper. Circleyour favoriteHighlight yourstrongestsentence andput a star byitCircle 2 weakverbs andreplace themwith 2 strong,action verbsRead the paperbackwards, onesentence at atime. Circlespelling errorsAdd aninterrogativesentenceImproveyourconclusionsentenceExplodeamomentAdd atransitionwordImprovea topicsentenceAdd adeclarativesentenceIdentify thebeginning,middle, andend of yourpaperCross outa sentencethat is notneededCross out asentencethat doesn’tmake senseCheck to makesure you havepunctuation atthe end of allyour sentencesReplace 5boring wordswith 5excitingwordsClarify anidea byadding aspecificexampleRewordanawkwardsentenceCheck thebeginning ofeach sentencefor repetitivewordsCombinesimplesentencesCorrect arun-onsentenceCheck forhomophones(they/they’re/their, it’s/its,your/you’re,too/to/two) etc.Cross out aword thatyou usedmore than 5times.Add a hookto thebeginning ofyour paperCorrect asentencefragmentWrite down 3possibletitles for yourpaper. Circleyour favoriteHighlight yourstrongestsentence andput a star byitCircle 2 weakverbs andreplace themwith 2 strong,action verbsRead the paperbackwards, onesentence at atime. Circlespelling errorsAdd aninterrogativesentenceImproveyourconclusionsentenceExplodeamomentAdd atransitionwordImprovea topicsentenceAdd adeclarativesentenceIdentify thebeginning,middle, andend of yourpaperCross outa sentencethat is notneededCross out asentencethat doesn’tmake senseCheck to makesure you havepunctuation atthe end of allyour sentences

Revision Bingo - 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. Replace 5 boring words with 5 exciting words
  2. Clarify an idea by adding a specific example
  3. Reword an awkward sentence
  4. Check the beginning of each sentence for repetitive words
  5. Combine simple sentences
  6. Correct a run-on sentence
  7. Check for homophones (they/they’re /their, it’s/its, your/you’re, too/to/two) etc.
  8. Cross out a word that you used more than 5 times.
  9. Add a hook to the beginning of your paper
  10. Correct a sentence fragment
  11. Write down 3 possible titles for your paper. Circle your favorite
  12. Highlight your strongest sentence and put a star by it
  13. Circle 2 weak verbs and replace them with 2 strong, action verbs
  14. Read the paper backwards, one sentence at a time. Circle spelling errors
  15. Add an interrogative sentence
  16. Improve your conclusion sentence
  17. Explode a moment
  18. Add a transition word
  19. Improve a topic sentence
  20. Add a declarative sentence
  21. Identify the beginning, middle, and end of your paper
  22. Cross out a sentence that is not needed
  23. Cross out a sentence that doesn’t make sense
  24. Check to make sure you have punctuation at the end of all your sentences