Kids Learning Arcade
Short o CVC words
Short o is the sound in dog and pot. These 12 CVC words all have it in the middle.
Updated October 2026. Every word here is a card in Spell the Picture.
dog
log
pot
box
fox
hot
mom
cop
rod
hog
cog
pod
Also in the game's short o cards: ox. It has the short o sound but is not consonant, vowel, consonant.
How to use this list
Say each word slowly and listen for the o in the middle. Then cover the word, say it, and spell it with letter tiles or on paper. The Play button opens the game with only these words, 5 to a round.