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

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