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

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