Didn’trevisebeforesubmittingOverusedpassivevoice ("wasdone", "wasmade")UsedpersonalopinionwithoutsupportUsed bulletpoints in aformalpaperQuotedwithoutexplanationForgot toincludepagenumbersNo titleon theessayMixedinformaland formaltoneCitedincorrectly(wrongformat ormissing info)Too manygeneralizations(“Everyoneknows…”)Title is toovague (“MyPaper” or“ResearchStuff”)Didn’tfollow thewordcountMixedBritish andAmericanspellingUsed fillerwords:“basically,”“actually,”“literally”Usedcontractions(can’t,won’t, etc.)Paragraphis onehuge blockof textDidn’trevisebeforesubmittingOverusedpassivevoice ("wasdone", "wasmade")UsedpersonalopinionwithoutsupportUsed bulletpoints in aformalpaperQuotedwithoutexplanationForgot toincludepagenumbersNo titleon theessayMixedinformaland formaltoneCitedincorrectly(wrongformat ormissing info)Too manygeneralizations(“Everyoneknows…”)Title is toovague (“MyPaper” or“ResearchStuff”)Didn’tfollow thewordcountMixedBritish andAmericanspellingUsed fillerwords:“basically,”“actually,”“literally”Usedcontractions(can’t,won’t, etc.)Paragraphis onehuge blockof text

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