Cause & Effect Worksheet

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Name/Class: Day/Date:

Cause and Effect


A cause is something that makes something else happen. It answers the question “Why did
this happen.”

An effect is what happens as a result of the cause. It answers the question “What
happened.”

Determined the cause and effect in the following sentences.

1. The soccer field was muddy because it rained all night.


CAUSE:

EFFECT:

2. I was tired in the morning because i stayed up too late watching tv.
CAUSE:

EFFECT:

3. Tom forgot to shut the gate so his dog ran out of the yard.
CAUSE:

EFFECT:

4. Lily forgot to eat breakfast so she was hungry all day.


CAUSE:

EFFECT:

5. Jake had to miss recess because he didn’t turn his homework in.
CAUSE:

EFFECT:
Write a sentence to show the relationship between the cause and effect.

Example: CAUSE: Lisa missed the school bus.

EFFECT: Lisa was late for school.

Lisa was late for school because she missed the school bus.

CAUSE: Joe left his backpack at school.

EFFECT: Joe did not finish his homework.

1.

CAUSE: My dog was barking all night long.

EFFECT: I did not get any sleep.

2.

CAUSE: Missy was cold.

EFFECT: Brian had to start a fire in the fireplace.

3.

Read the cause and then write one effect.

1. CAUSE: We ran out of milk this morning.


EFFECT:

2. CAUSE: The class behaved very well during the assembly.


EFFECT:

3. CAUSE: Robert left the ice cream out on the counter.


EFFECT:

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