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

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