/ʌ/mid centralunroundedvowel typicallytranscribed instressedsyllables/ɔ/mid backrounded tensevowel which ismerged with /ɑ/for somespeakers/aʊ/phonemicdiphthongtypicallypronounced inthe word"house"/ɛ/mid frontunroundedlax vowel/ə/unstressed vowelwhich othervowels commonlyreduce to inconnectedconversation/a/vowel producedwhen diphthong/aɪ/ ismonophthongized/ɪ/high frontunroundedlax vowel/æ/low frontunroundedvowel/ʊ/high backroundedlax vowel/ɑ/low backunroundedvowel/ɔr/diphthongtypicallypronouncedas the word"or"/ɛr/rhoticdiphthongtypicallypronounced asthe word "heir"/ɑr/rhoticdiphthongtypicallypronounced asthe word "are"/i/high frontunroundedtensevowel/ɚ/mid central vowelwith /r/ coloringtypicallytranscribed inunstressedsyllables/ʊr/rhoticdiphthongtypicallyproduced in theword "pure"/ɝ/mid centralrounded vowelwith /r/ coloringtypicallytranscribed instressed syllables/e/mid frontunroundedtensevowel/aɪ/diphthongtypicallyproduced inthe word"light"/oʊ/nonphonemicdiphthongtypicallypronounced inthe word "low"/eɪ/nonphonemicdiphthongtypicallypronounced inthe word "say"/u/high backroundedtensevowel/ɔɪ/diphthongtypicallypronouncedin the word"boy"/ɒ/low back roundedvowel not typicallyproduced inGeneral AmericanEnglish/ɪr/rhoticdiphthongtypicallypronounced asthe word "ear"/o/mid backrounded tensevowel typicallytranscribed inunstressedsyllables/ʌ/mid centralunroundedvowel typicallytranscribed instressedsyllables/ɔ/mid backrounded tensevowel which ismerged with /ɑ/for somespeakers/aʊ/phonemicdiphthongtypicallypronounced inthe word"house"/ɛ/mid frontunroundedlax vowel/ə/unstressed vowelwhich othervowels commonlyreduce to inconnectedconversation/a/vowel producedwhen diphthong/aɪ/ ismonophthongized/ɪ/high frontunroundedlax vowel/æ/low frontunroundedvowel/ʊ/high backroundedlax vowel/ɑ/low backunroundedvowel/ɔr/diphthongtypicallypronouncedas the word"or"/ɛr/rhoticdiphthongtypicallypronounced asthe word "heir"/ɑr/rhoticdiphthongtypicallypronounced asthe word "are"/i/high frontunroundedtensevowel/ɚ/mid central vowelwith /r/ coloringtypicallytranscribed inunstressedsyllables/ʊr/rhoticdiphthongtypicallyproduced in theword "pure"/ɝ/mid centralrounded vowelwith /r/ coloringtypicallytranscribed instressed syllables/e/mid frontunroundedtensevowel/aɪ/diphthongtypicallyproduced inthe word"light"/oʊ/nonphonemicdiphthongtypicallypronounced inthe word "low"/eɪ/nonphonemicdiphthongtypicallypronounced inthe word "say"/u/high backroundedtensevowel/ɔɪ/diphthongtypicallypronouncedin the word"boy"/ɒ/low back roundedvowel not typicallyproduced inGeneral AmericanEnglish/ɪr/rhoticdiphthongtypicallypronounced asthe word "ear"/o/mid backrounded tensevowel typicallytranscribed inunstressedsyllables

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 unrounded vowel typically transcribed in stressed syllables
    /ʌ/
  2. mid back rounded tense vowel which is merged with /ɑ/ for some speakers
    /ɔ/
  3. phonemic diphthong typically pronounced in the word "house"
    /aʊ/
  4. mid front unrounded lax vowel
    /ɛ/
  5. unstressed vowel which other vowels commonly reduce to in connected conversation
    /ə/
  6. vowel produced when diphthong /aɪ/ is monophthongized
    /a/
  7. high front unrounded lax vowel
    /ɪ/
  8. low front unrounded vowel
    /æ/
  9. high back rounded lax vowel
    /ʊ/
  10. low back unrounded vowel
    /ɑ/
  11. diphthong typically pronounced as the word "or"
    /ɔr/
  12. rhotic diphthong typically pronounced as the word "heir"
    /ɛr/
  13. rhotic diphthong typically pronounced as the word "are"
    /ɑr/
  14. high front unrounded tense vowel
    /i/
  15. mid central vowel with /r/ coloring typically transcribed in unstressed syllables
    /ɚ/
  16. rhotic diphthong typically produced in the word "pure"
    /ʊr/
  17. mid central rounded vowel with /r/ coloring typically transcribed in stressed syllables
    /ɝ/
  18. mid front unrounded tense vowel
    /e/
  19. diphthong typically produced in the word "light"
    /aɪ/
  20. nonphonemic diphthong typically pronounced in the word "low"
    /oʊ/
  21. nonphonemic diphthong typically pronounced in the word "say"
    /eɪ/
  22. high back rounded tense vowel
    /u/
  23. diphthong typically pronounced in the word "boy"
    /ɔɪ/
  24. low back rounded vowel not typically produced in General American English
    /ɒ/
  25. rhotic diphthong typically pronounced as the word "ear"
    /ɪr/
  26. mid back rounded tense vowel typically transcribed in unstressed syllables
    /o/