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Tips	Short O Sound	Quick Tour
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Major Patterns for the Short O Sound
o + one consonant	o + two or more consonants
*o*	oct, oft, omp, ond, ong, onk, opt, osp, ost obb, occ, ock, odd, odg, oll, omm, onn, opp, orr, oss, otch, ott, ozz
One syllable words such as box, got, hot, etc
ost as the long O Sound ost as the O Sound off as the O Sound (The letter O can also be pronounced as the short O sound.)
Silent E Rule

Minor Patterns for the Short O Sound
*qua*	*wan*	**aa***	*alm*	*aun*	*og*	*ol*	*ology*	*ostl*	*ox*	**oic***
quality	want	drama	calm	launch	log	solve	technology	apostle	box	logic
			Silent L Rule	Can also be Pronounced as the O sound	Can also be Pronounced as the O sound			Silent T Rule	boks
						The O Sound

Exceptions for the Short O Sound
*ath*	*a*	**ae***	*o*	**oe***	*ow*
father	Chicago	massage	body	gone	knowledge
Short A Sound		Long A Sound		Long O Sound	The OW Sound The Silent W Rule

Similar Sounds to the Short O Sound / Common Errors

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