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Level 1 — Lesson 4

Otto's Big Day!
Today's Sound: Short O  /ŏ/ as in Otto
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It's Otto's Turn!
Otto has been waiting since Lesson 1 for his sound. The short O /ŏ/ is right there in his name: Otto! With effort and focus, you'll master this sound just like you did with Abby's A, Effort's E, and Issue's I.
🏆 Four Sounds — That Takes Real Effort!
You have learned short A, short E, and short I. Now Otto brings short O. That's four vowel sounds! Keep up the great effort!
Remember your anchors: Abby = /ă/ • Effort = /ĕ/ • Issue = /ĭ/ • Otto = /ŏ/

⚓ Anchor Words

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Abby
/ă/ — short A
Lesson 1
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Effort
/ĕ/ — short E
Lesson 2
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Issue
/ĭ/ — short I
Lesson 3
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Otto
/ŏ/ — short O
Today's Star

Otto helps us remember the short O sound. Listen: /ŏ/...Otto!

💡 Abby • Effort • Issue • Otto — four anchor words, four short vowel sounds!

🎓 Practice Words

Tap each word. Sound it out letter by letter, then blend!

🐕 dog /d/ /ŏ/ /g/
🍲 pot /p/ /ŏ/ /t/
📦 box /b/ /ŏ/ /ks/

Tap a word above to see it broken apart:

d
o
g
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dog
Consonant Vowel (short O)

📚 Word Bank

All the short O words in this lesson:

bob cob job mob rob sob cod god nod pod rod bog cog dog fog hog jog log cop hop mop pop top box fox pox cot dot got hot jot lot not pot rot tot con don ton mom tom

📖 Silly Story Time!

Otto is the star of this story! Pick short O words from the dropdowns.
Read it out loud with effort!

and the

Otto got a on a .

The did on of the .

Abby got a and a for Otto.

The did in the and on the .

Otto did and said, "A of for me!"

The End!

⭐ Sight Words Used

These common words appear in the story. Practice reading them on sight!

a the and on in of for did got said me
Reading For All • Level 1, Lesson 4 • Short O CVC Words