Paragraphis onehuge blockof textMixedBritish andAmericanspellingToo manygeneralizations(“Everyoneknows…”)Mixedinformaland formaltoneUsedpersonalopinionwithoutsupportUsed fillerwords:“basically,”“actually,”“literally”Title is toovague (“MyPaper” or“ResearchStuff”)Overusedpassivevoice ("wasdone", "wasmade")Forgot toincludepagenumbersCitedincorrectly(wrongformat ormissing info)Didn’tfollow thewordcountNo titleon theessayQuotedwithoutexplanationUsedcontractions(can’t,won’t, etc.)Didn’trevisebeforesubmittingUsed bulletpoints in aformalpaperParagraphis onehuge blockof textMixedBritish andAmericanspellingToo manygeneralizations(“Everyoneknows…”)Mixedinformaland formaltoneUsedpersonalopinionwithoutsupportUsed fillerwords:“basically,”“actually,”“literally”Title is toovague (“MyPaper” or“ResearchStuff”)Overusedpassivevoice ("wasdone", "wasmade")Forgot toincludepagenumbersCitedincorrectly(wrongformat ormissing info)Didn’tfollow thewordcountNo titleon theessayQuotedwithoutexplanationUsedcontractions(can’t,won’t, etc.)Didn’trevisebeforesubmittingUsed bulletpoints in aformalpaper

Pet Peeve 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. Paragraph is one huge block of text
  2. Mixed British and American spelling
  3. Too many generalizations (“Everyone knows…”)
  4. Mixed informal and formal tone
  5. Used personal opinion without support
  6. Used filler words: “basically,” “actually,” “literally”
  7. Title is too vague (“My Paper” or “Research Stuff”)
  8. Overused passive voice ("was done", "was made")
  9. Forgot to include page numbers
  10. Cited incorrectly (wrong format or missing info)
  11. Didn’t follow the word count
  12. No title on the essay
  13. Quoted without explanation
  14. Used contractions (can’t, won’t, etc.)
  15. Didn’t revise before submitting
  16. Used bullet points in a formal paper