By: Mr. Gentili Jordan Jackson Elementary Cause & Effect By: Mr. Gentili Jordan Jackson Elementary
CAUSE & EFFECT A CAUSE is WHY something happened An EFFECT is WHAT happened You studied hard, so you got an “A” on your test.
A Helpful Hint!! Ask yourself, “Why did it happen?” The answer is the CAUSE! Jake bumped the table and the water spilled. Because the water spilled, Jake’s homework was ruined.
A Helpful Hint!! Ask yourself, “What happened?” The answer is the EFFECT! Jake bumped the table and the water spilled. Because the water spilled, Jake’s homework was ruined.
Look for these clue words to find a cause and effect because so therefore since as a result in order to the reason
Underline each effect and circce the cause in each sentence circle Because our teacher was sick, the math test was postponed until Monday. Since so many people wanted to buy tickets, two more shows were added. There was a huge snowstorm, so we stayed an extra day. Blake has a broken leg because he was showing off on his skateboard.
Write the cause & effect Tim forgot his math book, so he was unable to complete his homework. CAUSE:_______________________________________________________ EFFECT:_______________________________________________________
Write the cause & effect Erin’s car had a flat tire, so she called a towtruck. CAUSE:_______________________________________________________ EFFECT:_______________________________________________________
1. We turned up the heat since it was getting cold. CAUSE EFFECT
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2. Anna practiced math during summer vacation, therefore, she finds math easy. cause effect
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3. The referee called a penalty on the basketball player for traveling. cause effect
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4. Susan didn’t follow the recipe, so her cookies did not come out as she had expected. cause effect
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