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

IPA VOWEL BINGO - Call List

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