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

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