MixedBritish andAmericanspellingTitle is toovague (“MyPaper” or“ResearchStuff”)Forgot toincludepagenumbersMixedinformaland formaltoneToo manygeneralizations(“Everyoneknows…”)Didn’trevisebeforesubmittingUsedpersonalopinionwithoutsupportCitedincorrectly(wrongformat ormissing info)Paragraphis onehuge blockof textUsed fillerwords:“basically,”“actually,”“literally”Used bulletpoints in aformalpaperDidn’tfollow thewordcountQuotedwithoutexplanationUsedcontractions(can’t,won’t, etc.)Overusedpassivevoice ("wasdone", "wasmade")No titleon theessayMixedBritish andAmericanspellingTitle is toovague (“MyPaper” or“ResearchStuff”)Forgot toincludepagenumbersMixedinformaland formaltoneToo manygeneralizations(“Everyoneknows…”)Didn’trevisebeforesubmittingUsedpersonalopinionwithoutsupportCitedincorrectly(wrongformat ormissing info)Paragraphis onehuge blockof textUsed fillerwords:“basically,”“actually,”“literally”Used bulletpoints in aformalpaperDidn’tfollow thewordcountQuotedwithoutexplanationUsedcontractions(can’t,won’t, etc.)Overusedpassivevoice ("wasdone", "wasmade")No titleon theessay

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