/ə/mid centralvowel with /r/coloring typicallytranscribed inunstressedsyllables/ɪə/rhoticdiphthongtypicallypronounced asthe word "ear"/æ/low frontunroundedvowel/ɒ/rhoticdiphthongtypicallypronounced asthe word "are"/ɑ:/unstressed vowelwhich othervowels commonlyreduce to inconnectedconversation/ɔ:/diphthongtypicallypronouncedas the word"or"/i:/phonemicdiphthongtypicallypronounced inthe word"house"/ɜ:/rhoticdiphthongtypicallypronounced asthe word "heir"/əʊ/mid backrounded tensevowel which ismerged with /ɑ/for somespeakers/ʊə/high frontunroundedlax vowel/ʌ/mid centralunroundedvowel typicallytranscribed instressedsyllables/eə/high backroundedlax vowelFree!nonphonemicdiphthongtypicallypronounced inthe word "say"/u:/high backroundedtensevowel/e/mid frontunroundedlax vowel/ʊ/diphthongtypicallyproduced inthe word"light"/oʊ/nonphonemicdiphthongtypicallypronounced inthe word "low"/eɪ/high frontunroundedtensevowel/ɔɪ/mid backrounded tensevowel typicallytranscribed inunstressedsyllables/aʊ//ɪ/low backunroundedvowel/ə/mid centralvowel with /r/coloring typicallytranscribed inunstressedsyllables/ɪə/rhoticdiphthongtypicallypronounced asthe word "ear"/æ/low frontunroundedvowel/ɒ/rhoticdiphthongtypicallypronounced asthe word "are"/ɑ:/unstressed vowelwhich othervowels commonlyreduce to inconnectedconversation/ɔ:/diphthongtypicallypronouncedas the word"or"/i:/phonemicdiphthongtypicallypronounced inthe word"house"/ɜ:/rhoticdiphthongtypicallypronounced asthe word "heir"/əʊ/mid backrounded tensevowel which ismerged with /ɑ/for somespeakers/ʊə/high frontunroundedlax vowel/ʌ/mid centralunroundedvowel typicallytranscribed instressedsyllables/eə/high backroundedlax vowelFree!nonphonemicdiphthongtypicallypronounced inthe word "say"/u:/high backroundedtensevowel/e/mid frontunroundedlax vowel/ʊ/diphthongtypicallyproduced inthe word"light"/oʊ/nonphonemicdiphthongtypicallypronounced inthe word "low"/eɪ/high frontunroundedtensevowel/ɔɪ/mid backrounded tensevowel typicallytranscribed inunstressedsyllables/aʊ//ɪ/low backunroundedvowel

IPA VOWEL 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. mid central vowel with /r/ coloring typically transcribed in unstressed syllables
    /ə/
  2. rhotic diphthong typically pronounced as the word "ear"
    /ɪə/
  3. low front unrounded vowel
    /æ/
  4. rhotic diphthong typically pronounced as the word "are"
    /ɒ/
  5. unstressed vowel which other vowels commonly reduce to in connected conversation
    /ɑ:/
  6. diphthong typically pronounced as the word "or"
    /ɔ:/
  7. phonemic diphthong typically pronounced in the word "house"
    /i:/
  8. rhotic diphthong typically pronounced as the word "heir"
    /ɜ:/
  9. mid back rounded tense vowel which is merged with /ɑ/ for some speakers
    /əʊ/
  10. high front unrounded lax vowel
    /ʊə/
  11. mid central unrounded vowel typically transcribed in stressed syllables
    /ʌ/
  12. high back rounded lax vowel
    /eə/
  13. nonphonemic diphthong typically pronounced in the word "say"
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  14. high back rounded tense vowel
    /u:/
  15. mid front unrounded lax vowel
    /e/
  16. diphthong typically produced in the word "light"
    /ʊ/
  17. nonphonemic diphthong typically pronounced in the word "low"
    /oʊ/
  18. high front unrounded tense vowel
    /eɪ/
  19. mid back rounded tense vowel typically transcribed in unstressed syllables
    /ɔɪ/
  20. /aʊ/
  21. low back unrounded vowel
    /ɪ/