InfinitivesIt's verb formthat often actsas a noun andis oftenpreceded bythe word "to."GerundsIt ends withthe letters -ing and actslike a noun.Object ofPrepositionA noun orpronounanswering"whom" or"what" after apreposition.DetailsAn individualfeature, fact,or item.AdjectiveThey're usedto describe anoun orpronoun.ProtagonistMaincharacterwho facesobstacles.IndicativeMoodIt makes astatement.InterrogativeMoodIt askquestions.PlotSeries ofevents ina story.NounA person,place, orthing.ThemeThe moral,message, orlessonlearned in afictional story.NonfictionFactualwritingClimaxThe mostintensepart of thestory.DialogueConversationsbetweencharacters ina story.AntagonistThe villain ofa story whocreatesconflict.ParticiplesA wordformed froma verb, butfunctions asan adjective.FallingActionWhathappens nearthe end of astory after theclimax?ImperativeMoodIt makes acommandor arequest.RisingActionAll of theevents thatlead to theeventualclimax.SupportingDetailsReasons,examples, facts,steps, or otherkinds of evidencethat explain themain idea.AnalogyComparisonbetween twothings for thepurpose of anexplanation.CentralIdeaAlso known asthe main idea;this tells thereader theauthor's mainpoint in writing.PassiveVoiceIt is used toshow interest inthe person orobject thatexperiences anaction.ConflictA clash betweentwo opposingforces that createsthe narrativethread for a story.ResolutionTheend ofa story.DirectObjectA personor otherbeing in anarrative.ExpositionThe backgroundinformation on thecharacters andsetting explainedat the beginning ofthe story.AdverbShe was walkingrapidly. Theword rapidly inthe sentence isan __?VerbA word usedto describean action ina sentence.ActiveVoiceThe subjectis performingthe verb'saction.SubjunctiveMoodIt expresswishes, doubt,orcontradictions.FictionA storymeant toentertain andis unreal.InformationalTextIts primarypurpose isto informthe reader.CharactersA personor otherbeing in anarrative.ObjectiveSummaryA summary thatdoes not includeany opinionsabout what iswritten in thetext.BeginningMiddleand EndNarrativeSettingThe location andtime frame inwhich the actionof a story takesplace.ConditionalMoodIt expressesa conditionor ahypotheticalsituation.ConnotationAn idea or feelingthat a wordinvokes along withits literal orprimary meaning.InfinitivesIt's verb formthat often actsas a noun andis oftenpreceded bythe word "to."GerundsIt ends withthe letters -ing and actslike a noun.Object ofPrepositionA noun orpronounanswering"whom" or"what" after apreposition.DetailsAn individualfeature, fact,or item.AdjectiveThey're usedto describe anoun orpronoun.ProtagonistMaincharacterwho facesobstacles.IndicativeMoodIt makes astatement.InterrogativeMoodIt askquestions.PlotSeries ofevents ina story.NounA person,place, orthing.ThemeThe moral,message, orlessonlearned in afictional story.NonfictionFactualwritingClimaxThe mostintensepart of thestory.DialogueConversationsbetweencharacters ina story.AntagonistThe villain ofa story whocreatesconflict.ParticiplesA wordformed froma verb, butfunctions asan adjective.FallingActionWhathappens nearthe end of astory after theclimax?ImperativeMoodIt makes acommandor arequest.RisingActionAll of theevents thatlead to theeventualclimax.SupportingDetailsReasons,examples, facts,steps, or otherkinds of evidencethat explain themain idea.AnalogyComparisonbetween twothings for thepurpose of anexplanation.CentralIdeaAlso known asthe main idea;this tells thereader theauthor's mainpoint in writing.PassiveVoiceIt is used toshow interest inthe person orobject thatexperiences anaction.ConflictA clash betweentwo opposingforces that createsthe narrativethread for a story.ResolutionTheend ofa story.DirectObjectA personor otherbeing in anarrative.ExpositionThe backgroundinformation on thecharacters andsetting explainedat the beginning ofthe story.AdverbShe was walkingrapidly. Theword rapidly inthe sentence isan __?VerbA word usedto describean action ina sentence.ActiveVoiceThe subjectis performingthe verb'saction.SubjunctiveMoodIt expresswishes, doubt,orcontradictions.FictionA storymeant toentertain andis unreal.InformationalTextIts primarypurpose isto informthe reader.CharactersA personor otherbeing in anarrative.ObjectiveSummaryA summary thatdoes not includeany opinionsabout what iswritten in thetext.BeginningMiddleand EndNarrativeSettingThe location andtime frame inwhich the actionof a story takesplace.ConditionalMoodIt expressesa conditionor ahypotheticalsituation.ConnotationAn idea or feelingthat a wordinvokes along withits literal orprimary meaning.

8th Grade ELA 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. It's verb form that often acts as a noun and is often preceded by the word "to."
    Infinitives
  2. It ends with the letters -ing and acts like a noun.
    Gerunds
  3. A noun or pronoun answering "whom" or "what" after a preposition.
    Object of Preposition
  4. An individual feature, fact, or item.
    Details
  5. They're used to describe a noun or pronoun.
    Adjective
  6. Main character who faces obstacles.
    Protagonist
  7. It makes a statement.
    Indicative Mood
  8. It ask questions.
    Interrogative Mood
  9. Series of events in a story.
    Plot
  10. A person, place, or thing.
    Noun
  11. The moral, message, or lesson learned in a fictional story.
    Theme
  12. Factual writing
    Nonfiction
  13. The most intense part of the story.
    Climax
  14. Conversations between characters in a story.
    Dialogue
  15. The villain of a story who creates conflict.
    Antagonist
  16. A word formed from a verb, but functions as an adjective.
    Participles
  17. What happens near the end of a story after the climax?
    Falling Action
  18. It makes a command or a request.
    Imperative Mood
  19. All of the events that lead to the eventual climax.
    Rising Action
  20. Reasons, examples, facts, steps, or other kinds of evidence that explain the main idea.
    Supporting Details
  21. Comparison between two things for the purpose of an explanation.
    Analogy
  22. Also known as the main idea; this tells the reader the author's main point in writing.
    Central Idea
  23. It is used to show interest in the person or object that experiences an action.
    Passive Voice
  24. A clash between two opposing forces that creates the narrative thread for a story.
    Conflict
  25. The end of a story.
    Resolution
  26. A person or other being in a narrative.
    Direct Object
  27. The background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story.
    Exposition
  28. She was walking rapidly. The word rapidly in the sentence is an __?
    Adverb
  29. A word used to describe an action in a sentence.
    Verb
  30. The subject is performing the verb's action.
    Active Voice
  31. It express wishes, doubt, or contradictions.
    Subjunctive Mood
  32. A story meant to entertain and is unreal.
    Fiction
  33. Its primary purpose is to inform the reader.
    Informational Text
  34. A person or other being in a narrative.
    Characters
  35. A summary that does not include any opinions about what is written in the text.
    Objective Summary
  36. Narrative
    Beginning Middle and End
  37. The location and time frame in which the action of a story takes place.
    Setting
  38. It expresses a condition or a hypothetical situation.
    Conditional Mood
  39. An idea or feeling that a word invokes along with its literal or primary meaning.
    Connotation