Reading Words With a Short Vowel /o/ Sound

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In this lesson, you will practice reading words with a short vowel /o/ sound.

Your goal is to be able to read each word correctly and write the word by listening to all of the letter sounds in the word.

Get started with the video below.

• Are you ready to practice?

Follow these steps.

1. Print the Short /o/ Picture Cards found under Downloadable Resources in the right-hand sidebar.

2. Cut out the letters and the picture cards.

3. Lay the cards out on the table in front of you.

Now, you can find the /o/ sound in words on your own!

Follow these steps.

1. Point to the picture of the octopus.

1. Say the letter name O.

2. Next say the picture name.

3. Now say the short /o/ sound.

4. Stretch the /o/ sound in the word octopus by saying ooooctopus.

2. Point to the picture of the otter.

1. Say the letter name O.

2. Next say the picture name.

3. Now say the short /o/ sound.

4. Stretch the /o/ sound in the word otter by saying oooootter.

3. Point to the picture of the ostrich.

1. Say the letter name O.

2. Next say the picture name.

3. Now say the short /o/ sound.

4. Stretch the /o/ sound in the word ostrich by saying oooostrich.

4. Point to the picture of the pot.

1. Say the letter name O.

2. Next say the picture name.

3. Now say the short /o/ sound.

• Where do you hear the short /o/ sound in this word?

4. Stretch the /o/ sound in the middle of the word pot by saying poooot.

Great job!

• Are you ready for more practice?

Follow these steps.

1. Print the Short /o/ Segmenting Words Graphic Organizer (Downloadable Resources).

2. Cut out the picture cards.

3. Lay the cards and the segmenting mat out on the table in front of you.

Now, you can practice segmenting the short /o/ sound in words!

Follow these steps.

1. Begin with the picture of the pot. Say pot.

2. Now say the beginning sound in pot, /p/.

3. Next say the middle sound in pot, /o/.

4. Next, say the ending sound in pot /t/.

5. Now, try saying the sounds again using the Segmenting Words Graphic Organizer. As you say each sound, move a penny onto the mat.

First, slide a penny into the beginning block as you say /p/. Slide a penny into the middle block as you say /o/. Slide a penny into the last block as you say /t/.

Moving the pennies onto the mat from beginning to end as you say each sound will help you to hear and visualize each sound in the word.

• How many sounds does the word pot have?

The word pot has three sounds.

5. Now try saying the sounds in dog.

• How many sounds do you hear in the word dog?

Yes, there are three sounds in the word dog.

5. Repeat this procedure for the picture cards log and jog.

Nice job!

Move to the Got It? section to practice some more!