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

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