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

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