Didn’trevisebeforesubmittingMixedinformaland formaltoneOverusedpassivevoice ("wasdone", "wasmade")No titleon theessayDidn’tfollow thewordcountTitle is toovague (“MyPaper” or“ResearchStuff”)UsedpersonalopinionwithoutsupportToo manygeneralizations(“Everyoneknows…”)Paragraphis onehuge blockof textUsed fillerwords:“basically,”“actually,”“literally”MixedBritish andAmericanspellingUsed bulletpoints in aformalpaperQuotedwithoutexplanationUsedcontractions(can’t,won’t, etc.)Forgot toincludepagenumbersCitedincorrectly(wrongformat ormissing info)Didn’trevisebeforesubmittingMixedinformaland formaltoneOverusedpassivevoice ("wasdone", "wasmade")No titleon theessayDidn’tfollow thewordcountTitle is toovague (“MyPaper” or“ResearchStuff”)UsedpersonalopinionwithoutsupportToo manygeneralizations(“Everyoneknows…”)Paragraphis onehuge blockof textUsed fillerwords:“basically,”“actually,”“literally”MixedBritish andAmericanspellingUsed bulletpoints in aformalpaperQuotedwithoutexplanationUsedcontractions(can’t,won’t, etc.)Forgot toincludepagenumbersCitedincorrectly(wrongformat ormissing info)

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