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

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