DetermineTo decidesomethingimportantSensoryLanguagewords orphrases thatappeal toyour 5 senseConvinceTo persuadesomeone todosomethingVisualizeTo form amentalimage ofDemonstrateTo showhow to dosomethingclearlySuggestTo causesomeone tothink aboutsomethingDetectTodiscoveror identifysomethingPrefixAdding lettersto thebeginning of aword to adjustit's meaningOrganizeToarrangethingsEnhanceToincreaseor makegreaterEvaluateTo judgesomethingEvidenceinformation from atext that we use tosupport our ideas,beliefs, opinions,and argumentsInferTo come toan opinionby reasoningfrom facts orobservationsAuthor'sPurposeThe reasonthe authorwrote thepieceJustifyTo prove; toshow thatsomething isrightIdentifyTo locate orfindsomething topoint it outPersuadeTo try to getothers tobelieve whatyou aresayingIndicateTo pointout orshowIllustrateTodescribewith detailCONVEYTo tell ormakeknown tothe readerDifferTo showsomethingthat isn'tthe sameEmphasizeTo givespecialattentiontoConcludeTo reacha decisionor opinionaboutContributeTo give orsupplysomethingDetermineTo decidesomethingimportantSensoryLanguagewords orphrases thatappeal toyour 5 senseConvinceTo persuadesomeone todosomethingVisualizeTo form amentalimage ofDemonstrateTo showhow to dosomethingclearlySuggestTo causesomeone tothink aboutsomethingDetectTodiscoveror identifysomethingPrefixAdding lettersto thebeginning of aword to adjustit's meaningOrganizeToarrangethingsEnhanceToincreaseor makegreaterEvaluateTo judgesomethingEvidenceinformation from atext that we use tosupport our ideas,beliefs, opinions,and argumentsInferTo come toan opinionby reasoningfrom facts orobservationsAuthor'sPurposeThe reasonthe authorwrote thepieceJustifyTo prove; toshow thatsomething isrightIdentifyTo locate orfindsomething topoint it outPersuadeTo try to getothers tobelieve whatyou aresayingIndicateTo pointout orshowIllustrateTodescribewith detailCONVEYTo tell ormakeknown tothe readerDifferTo showsomethingthat isn'tthe sameEmphasizeTo givespecialattentiontoConcludeTo reacha decisionor opinionaboutContributeTo give orsupplysomething

STAAR VERBS - 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. To decide something important
    Determine
  2. words or phrases that appeal to your 5 sense
    Sensory Language
  3. To persuade someone to do something
    Convince
  4. To form a mental image of
    Visualize
  5. To show how to do something clearly
    Demonstrate
  6. To cause someone to think about something
    Suggest
  7. To discover or identify something
    Detect
  8. Adding letters to the beginning of a word to adjust it's meaning
    Prefix
  9. To arrange things
    Organize
  10. To increase or make greater
    Enhance
  11. To judge something
    Evaluate
  12. information from a text that we use to support our ideas, beliefs, opinions, and arguments
    Evidence
  13. To come to an opinion by reasoning from facts or observations
    Infer
  14. The reason the author wrote the piece
    Author's Purpose
  15. To prove; to show that something is right
    Justify
  16. To locate or find something to point it out
    Identify
  17. To try to get others to believe what you are saying
    Persuade
  18. To point out or show
    Indicate
  19. To describe with detail
    Illustrate
  20. To tell or make known to the reader
    CONVEY
  21. To show something that isn't the same
    Differ
  22. To give special attention to
    Emphasize
  23. To reach a decision or opinion about
    Conclude
  24. To give or supply something
    Contribute