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

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