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

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