Short O at the beginning and middle of a word:

Short O at the beginning of a word:

Sometimes, the short O sound comes at the beginning of a word. Practice saying these words that begin with the short O sound. (The short O sound is in bold.)


1) off

2) on

3) onto

4) octopus

5) otter

6) October

7) olive

Short O in the middle of a word:

Most of the time, the short O sound comes in the middle of a word. Practice saying these words that have a short O in the middle. (The short O sound is in bold.)



1) got                                                             

2) pot

3) top

4) pop

5) hot

6) rot

7) crop

8) lot

9) cop

10) job

11) frog

12) sock

13) robin

14) mop

15) moth

16) doll

17) dolphin

18) stop

19) rob

20) drop