Directaddressof readerPositiveimageryReligiousreferencesOnewordsentenceFirstperson(I)Repetitionat startand endTechnical/ expertlanguageEllipsis(.....)Long, listsentenceOnesentenceparagraphDialogueHumourRhetoricalquestionsShort,impactsentenceCliffhangerendingAnecdotesTimemarkersFoursimilarstoriesRepetitionof 'stories'PresenttenseAnaphora(repetitionof sentencestarts)PersonalpronounsOut ofcontrolverbsEmotivelanguageDirectaddressof readerPositiveimageryReligiousreferencesOnewordsentenceFirstperson(I)Repetitionat startand endTechnical/ expertlanguageEllipsis(.....)Long, listsentenceOnesentenceparagraphDialogueHumourRhetoricalquestionsShort,impactsentenceCliffhangerendingAnecdotesTimemarkersFoursimilarstoriesRepetitionof 'stories'PresenttenseAnaphora(repetitionof sentencestarts)PersonalpronounsOut ofcontrolverbsEmotivelanguage

Language Passages - 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. Direct address of reader
  2. Positive imagery
  3. Religious references
  4. One word sentence
  5. First person (I)
  6. Repetition at start and end
  7. Technical / expert language
  8. Ellipsis (.....)
  9. Long, list sentence
  10. One sentence paragraph
  11. Dialogue
  12. Humour
  13. Rhetorical questions
  14. Short, impact sentence
  15. Cliffhanger ending
  16. Anecdotes
  17. Time markers
  18. Four similar stories
  19. Repetition of 'stories'
  20. Present tense
  21. Anaphora (repetition of sentence starts)
  22. Personal pronouns
  23. Out of control verbs
  24. Emotive language