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

IPA VOWEL BINGO - Call List

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