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Sight Word “so” Worksheet – Trace, Write and Find

“So” can mean very (“so big!”) or it can join ideas (“it rained, so we stayed in”). It is short, cheerful and useful.

Sight word "so" worksheet: read and trace so, write it, find and circle it, and trace the sentence "I am so happy!"

Free for home and classroom use · A4 · PDF, 44 KB

What’s on the “so” worksheet

Read and trace “so”, write it alone, circle it among go, no, sun, son and do, then trace “I am so happy!”

Prints on A4 or US Letter (choose “Fit to page”).

How to teach “so”

Blend s-o and point out that the o says its name, as in go and no. Make “so” sentences with big feelings: “I am so happy!”, “It is so cold!” Let your child pull a face to match each one.

Sentences with “so”

  • I am so happy!
  • It is so hot today.
  • I was tired, so I slept.
  • The cake is so yummy.

Game: So, so silly

Take turns making silly so sentences: “My shoe is so big I can sleep in it!” Write the best one on a card and read it in a giant voice.

Practise next

Try “soon” and “no” next: soon starts the same way, and no rhymes with so.

Questions about “so”

Why does the o in so say its name?

A single o at the end of a short word usually says its name, as in go, no and so.

What does so mean?

It can mean very, or it can show that one thing happened because of another. Both meanings come up in children’s books.

More answers in the sight words FAQ.