(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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Alliteration (e.g. slippery, slimy snake)
Facts and statistics (e.g. 80% of people agree)
Anecdote (a short personal story)
Formal tone
Rule of three (e.g. tall, dark and handsome)
Pun or wordplay
Simile (e.g. as bright as the sun)
Expert opinion (e.g. According to scientists…)
Hyperbole (e.g. I’ve told you a million times)
Imagery (sensory description)
Direct address (e.g. You can make a difference!)
Metaphor (e.g. time is a thief)
Onomatopoeia (e.g. bang, crash)
Free!
Informal tone
Contrast or juxtaposition (e.g. light and dark)
Personification (e.g. the wind whispered)
Emotive language (e.g. heartbreaking, devastated)
Figurative language (general term for similes/metaphors etc.)