The letter O makes the sound heard in the words odd, hot and pop. This is the sound (short o) you would first introduce to a child. The letter O also makes the long O sound as heard in home, rose and go. The letter o makes a variety of sounds. It is most commonly found using the long o sound, followed closely by the short o sound. The letter o can also make the following sounds:
- OA Digraph (Long O), e.g., oak, coat and throat ,
- OW Digraph (Long O), e.g., own, mower and know,
- OE Digraph (Long O), foe, Joe and toe,
- OU Diphthong (/ou/), e.g., out, hour and count,
- OW Diphthong (/ou/), e.g., down, cow and powder,
- OI Diphthong (/oi/), e.g., oil, coin and void,
- OY Diphthong, (/oi/), e.g., oyster, loyal and joy,
- Schwa, e.g., other, atom and riot,
- Broad O, e.g., long, off and frost,
- OR Vowel, e.g., order, short and more,
- Short OO, e.g., look, wood and cook, and
- Long OO, e.g., ooze, boot and zoo.
When combined with another vowel, the letter O can sound like either a long U, e.g., canoe or a short U, e.g., generous.
Letter O Worksheets
Letter O Worksheet 1
We offer a free printable worksheet that encourages a child to say, trace and write the upper- and lowercase letter o.
Letter O Worksheet 2
We offer a free printable worksheet that focuses on the uppercase letter o. We encourage a child to say, trace and write the uppercase letter o.
Letter O Worksheet 3
We offer a free printable worksheet that focuses on the lowercase letter o. We encourage a child to say, trace and write the lowercase letter o.
Letter O Worksheet 4
We offer a free printable worksheet that encourages a child to say, trace and write the upper- and lowercase letter o.
Letter O Worksheet 5
We offer a free printable worksheet that encourages a child to say, trace and write the upper- and lowercase letter o.
Letter O Worksheet 6
We offer a free printable worksheet that encourages a child to say, trace and write the upper- and lowercase letter o. We also included a fun game – circle the items that begin with the letter o.
Words with the Letter O
The table below contains a list of words with the letter o. We also indicate the location of the short o sound – beginning (initial) or middle (medial). Our list contains 135 words; please use our search feature to narrow results.
Letter O Words | Sound |
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blob | medial |
block | medial |
blond | medial |
blot | medial |
blotch | medial |
Bob | medial |
body | medial |
bog | medial |
bond | medial |
bop | medial |
botch | medial |
bottom | medial |
box | medial |
cannot | medial |
chomp | medial |
chop | medial |
clock | medial |
clod | medial |
clog | medial |
clot | medial |
cob | medial |
cod | medial |
cog | medial |
cop | medial |
copy | medial |
cot | medial |
crock | medial |
crop | medial |
dock | medial |
dog | medial |
doll | medial |
dot | medial |
drop | medial |
flock | medial |
flog | medial |
flop | medial |
fog | medial |
follow | medial |
fond | medial |
fox | medial |
frock | medial |
frog | medial |
frond | medial |
glob | medial |
gob | medial |
gobble | medial |
God | medial |
got | medial |
groggy | medial |
hock | medial |
hockey | medial |
hog | medial |
hop | medial |
hot | medial |
job | medial |
jog | medial |
jot | medial |
knob | medial |
knock | medial |
knot | medial |
lob | medial |
lock | medial |
log | medial |
loll | medial |
lot | medial |
lox | medial |
mob | medial |
mock | medial |
Mom | medial |
mop | medial |
nod | medial |
not | medial |
notch | medial |
oblong | initial |
obsolete | initial |
obstacle | initial |
obtuse | initial |
occupy | initial |
octagon | initial |
October | initial |
octopus | initial |
odd | initial |
oddball | initial |
olive | initial |
omelet | initial |
opera | initial |
operate | initial |
opportunity | initial |
opposite | initial |
option | initial |
ostrich | initial |
otter | initial |
ox | initial |
oxygen | initial |
plop | medial |
plot | medial |
pod | medial |
pomp | medial |
pond | medial |
pop | medial |
pot | medial |
problem | medial |
product | medial |
prom | medial |
prop | medial |
rob | medial |
rock | medial |
rod | medial |
romp | medial |
rot | medial |
scotch | medial |
shock | medial |
shoddy | medial |
shop | medial |
shot | medial |
slob | medial |
slop | medial |
slot | medial |
smock | medial |
smog | medial |
snob | medial |
sob | medial |
sock | medial |
sod | medial |
sop | medial |
spot | medial |
stock | medial |
stomp | medial |
stop | medial |
tock | medial |
Tom | medial |
top | medial |
tot | medial |
tripod | medial |
trot | medial |
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