1. By: Mr. Gentili Jordan Jackson Elementary
Cause & Effect
By: Mr. Gentili
Jordan Jackson Elementary

2. CAUSE & EFFECT A CAUSE is WHY something happened
An EFFECT is WHAT happened
You studied hard, so you got an “A” on your test.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Look for these clue words to find a cause and effect
because so
therefore
since
as a result
in order to
the reason

6. 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.

7. Write the cause & effect
Tim forgot his math book, so he was unable to complete his homework. CAUSE:_______________________________________________________ EFFECT:_______________________________________________________

8. Write the cause & effect
Erin’s car had a flat tire, so she called a towtruck. CAUSE:_______________________________________________________ EFFECT:_______________________________________________________

9. 1. We turned up the heat since it was getting cold.
CAUSE
EFFECT

10. Think about this … A CAUSE is WHY something happened
An EFFECT is WHAT happened
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11. Excellent!
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12. 2. Anna practiced math during summer vacation, therefore, she finds math easy.
cause
effect

13. Think about this … A CAUSE is WHY something happened
An EFFECT is WHAT happened
Return

14. Excellent!
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15. 3. The referee called a penalty on the basketball player for traveling.
cause
effect

16. Think about this … A CAUSE is WHY something happened
An EFFECT is WHAT happened
Return

17. Excellent!
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18. 4. Susan didn’t follow the recipe, so her cookies did not come out as she had expected.
cause
effect

19. Think about this … A CAUSE is WHY something happened
An EFFECT is WHAT happened
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20. Excellent!
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