Do you know what a “cause” is?

And an “effect”?

YES NO

A “cause” is something that makes something else

happen. It is the reason.

An “effect” is the result of the cause.

EXAMPLES

CAUSE EFFECT A boy kicked a ball. The ball rolled.

A girl studied hard for a test. Sally got a 7 on her test. José was very tired. José went to bed early.

If one of the following words is used in a sentence, then

this sentence is about “causes and effects”.

• Because• So• Consequently, • Since• As a result• For that reason

MORE EXAMPLES• Because

• So

• Since

• As a result

The ball rolled because a boy kicked it. (effect) (cause)

A boy kicked the ball, so it rolled. (cause) (effect)

Since a boy kicked the ball, it rolled. (cause) (effect)

A boy kicked the ball. As a result, it rolled. (cause) (effect)

Is it clear now?

When we have a cause that has multiple effects, we can use a

diagram to represent it.

Or we may have many causes and just one effect.

Now it’s you turn! Let’s practice a bit about “cause and effect

relationships”!

It’s number 4!!!