No titleon theessayDidn’tfollow thewordcountMixedinformaland formaltoneCitedincorrectly(wrongformat ormissing info)MixedBritish andAmericanspellingParagraphis onehuge blockof textOverusedpassivevoice ("wasdone", "wasmade")Didn’trevisebeforesubmittingQuotedwithoutexplanationUsed bulletpoints in aformalpaperUsed fillerwords:“basically,”“actually,”“literally”Too manygeneralizations(“Everyoneknows…”)Title is toovague (“MyPaper” or“ResearchStuff”)UsedpersonalopinionwithoutsupportUsedcontractions(can’t,won’t, etc.)Forgot toincludepagenumbersNo titleon theessayDidn’tfollow thewordcountMixedinformaland formaltoneCitedincorrectly(wrongformat ormissing info)MixedBritish andAmericanspellingParagraphis onehuge blockof textOverusedpassivevoice ("wasdone", "wasmade")Didn’trevisebeforesubmittingQuotedwithoutexplanationUsed bulletpoints in aformalpaperUsed fillerwords:“basically,”“actually,”“literally”Too manygeneralizations(“Everyoneknows…”)Title is toovague (“MyPaper” or“ResearchStuff”)UsedpersonalopinionwithoutsupportUsedcontractions(can’t,won’t, etc.)Forgot toincludepagenumbers

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