MixedBritish andAmericanspellingUsed bulletpoints in aformalpaperNo titleon theessayUsed fillerwords:“basically,”“actually,”“literally”Overusedpassivevoice ("wasdone", "wasmade")UsedpersonalopinionwithoutsupportParagraphis onehuge blockof textForgot toincludepagenumbersQuotedwithoutexplanationUsedcontractions(can’t,won’t, etc.)Mixedinformaland formaltoneDidn’tfollow thewordcountCitedincorrectly(wrongformat ormissing info)Didn’trevisebeforesubmittingTitle is toovague (“MyPaper” or“ResearchStuff”)Too manygeneralizations(“Everyoneknows…”)MixedBritish andAmericanspellingUsed bulletpoints in aformalpaperNo titleon theessayUsed fillerwords:“basically,”“actually,”“literally”Overusedpassivevoice ("wasdone", "wasmade")UsedpersonalopinionwithoutsupportParagraphis onehuge blockof textForgot toincludepagenumbersQuotedwithoutexplanationUsedcontractions(can’t,won’t, etc.)Mixedinformaland formaltoneDidn’tfollow thewordcountCitedincorrectly(wrongformat ormissing info)Didn’trevisebeforesubmittingTitle is toovague (“MyPaper” or“ResearchStuff”)Too 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. Used bullet points in a formal paper
  3. No title on the essay
  4. Used filler words: “basically,” “actually,” “literally”
  5. Overused passive voice ("was done", "was made")
  6. Used personal opinion without support
  7. Paragraph is one huge block of text
  8. Forgot to include page numbers
  9. Quoted without explanation
  10. Used contractions (can’t, won’t, etc.)
  11. Mixed informal and formal tone
  12. Didn’t follow the word count
  13. Cited incorrectly (wrong format or missing info)
  14. Didn’t revise before submitting
  15. Title is too vague (“My Paper” or “Research Stuff”)
  16. Too many generalizations (“Everyone knows…”)