Grammar and Punctuation Bingo
Give each pupil a blank bingo card. Show pupils the list of terms below, or read them out one at a
time, and ask them to create their bingo card by writing each word in one of the boxes. They should
place these randomly, so each card is different.
To play the game, read the questions from the list in any order, crossing them off as you go to keep
track of which ones have been called. Pupils should listen to each question and cross the matching
term off on their bingo sheet. Keep playing until one player has crossed off four squares in a straight
line (across, down, or diagonally) – they are the winner! Ask them to read back the words they have
crossed off, so you can check they have the right answers.
direct speech
“Let’s go!” said Sam is an example of what kind of
speech?
Indirect speech
Mum said we would be late is an example of what kind of
speech?
Brackets
These can be used to indicate parenthesis, or extra
information in a sentence.
Plural possession
We show this by putting an apostrophe AFTER the s.
Prefix
Something added to the start of a word to make a new
word.
Suffix
Something added to the end of a word to make a new
word.
Semi-colon
A punctuation mark used to show a pause in a sentence
which is less than a comma but more than a full stop.
Informal language
The way you might talk to close friends or family.
Determiner
Words like ‘a’ or ‘an’ are examples of these.
Colon
A punctuation mark made up of two dots, which might
be used to introduce a list.
Active voice
A sentence written in this voice means that the subject
is doing the action.
Passive voice
This voice is used when the writer wants to place more
emphasis on what has happened, instead of who did
something.
Present perfect tense
This is used to show that something has already
happened, but is still connected to something which is
going on now.
Fronted adverbial
This comes at the start of a sentence and gives you
more information about the verb.
Pronoun
A word like he, she or it which can replace the noun in a
sentence.
Synonym
A word with a similar meaning to another word
Antonym
A word which has the opposite meaning to another
word
Please note these resources have been created to accompany the “Becoming SATs-ready: tips for
Key Stage 2” webinar. They are NOT available within Discovery Education Espresso.
Webinar: http://www.discoveryeducation.co.uk/video/item1028218
Bingo Card