Citedincorrectly(wrongformat ormissing info)No titleon theessayParagraphis onehuge blockof textOverusedpassivevoice ("wasdone", "wasmade")Didn’tfollow thewordcountForgot toincludepagenumbersUsed fillerwords:“basically,”“actually,”“literally”Title is toovague (“MyPaper” or“ResearchStuff”)QuotedwithoutexplanationUsed bulletpoints in aformalpaperUsedcontractions(can’t,won’t, etc.)Didn’trevisebeforesubmittingUsedpersonalopinionwithoutsupportMixedinformaland formaltoneToo manygeneralizations(“Everyoneknows…”)MixedBritish andAmericanspellingCitedincorrectly(wrongformat ormissing info)No titleon theessayParagraphis onehuge blockof textOverusedpassivevoice ("wasdone", "wasmade")Didn’tfollow thewordcountForgot toincludepagenumbersUsed fillerwords:“basically,”“actually,”“literally”Title is toovague (“MyPaper” or“ResearchStuff”)QuotedwithoutexplanationUsed bulletpoints in aformalpaperUsedcontractions(can’t,won’t, etc.)Didn’trevisebeforesubmittingUsedpersonalopinionwithoutsupportMixedinformaland formaltoneToo manygeneralizations(“Everyoneknows…”)MixedBritish andAmericanspelling

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