Overusedpassivevoice ("wasdone", "wasmade")QuotedwithoutexplanationCitedincorrectly(wrongformat ormissing info)Forgot toincludepagenumbersDidn’trevisebeforesubmittingMixedinformaland formaltoneTitle is toovague (“MyPaper” or“ResearchStuff”)MixedBritish andAmericanspellingToo manygeneralizations(“Everyoneknows…”)Paragraphis onehuge blockof textUsed bulletpoints in aformalpaperDidn’tfollow thewordcountNo titleon theessayUsed fillerwords:“basically,”“actually,”“literally”Usedcontractions(can’t,won’t, etc.)UsedpersonalopinionwithoutsupportOverusedpassivevoice ("wasdone", "wasmade")QuotedwithoutexplanationCitedincorrectly(wrongformat ormissing info)Forgot toincludepagenumbersDidn’trevisebeforesubmittingMixedinformaland formaltoneTitle is toovague (“MyPaper” or“ResearchStuff”)MixedBritish andAmericanspellingToo manygeneralizations(“Everyoneknows…”)Paragraphis onehuge blockof textUsed bulletpoints in aformalpaperDidn’tfollow thewordcountNo titleon theessayUsed fillerwords:“basically,”“actually,”“literally”Usedcontractions(can’t,won’t, etc.)Usedpersonalopinionwithoutsupport

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