MixedBritish andAmericanspellingQuotedwithoutexplanationMixedinformaland formaltoneTitle is toovague (“MyPaper” or“ResearchStuff”)Usedcontractions(can’t,won’t, etc.)Overusedpassivevoice ("wasdone", "wasmade")UsedpersonalopinionwithoutsupportDidn’trevisebeforesubmittingUsed bulletpoints in aformalpaperDidn’tfollow thewordcountCitedincorrectly(wrongformat ormissing info)Used fillerwords:“basically,”“actually,”“literally”No titleon theessayForgot toincludepagenumbersParagraphis onehuge blockof textToo manygeneralizations(“Everyoneknows…”)MixedBritish andAmericanspellingQuotedwithoutexplanationMixedinformaland formaltoneTitle is toovague (“MyPaper” or“ResearchStuff”)Usedcontractions(can’t,won’t, etc.)Overusedpassivevoice ("wasdone", "wasmade")UsedpersonalopinionwithoutsupportDidn’trevisebeforesubmittingUsed bulletpoints in aformalpaperDidn’tfollow thewordcountCitedincorrectly(wrongformat ormissing info)Used fillerwords:“basically,”“actually,”“literally”No titleon theessayForgot toincludepagenumbersParagraphis onehuge blockof textToo manygeneralizations(“Everyoneknows…”)

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