Lesson 2

What’s the Effect?

DIRECTIONS: Determine which is the cause and which is the effect in each sentence. Underline the effect.

1. Kim is allergic to nuts, so she never eats them.

2. Because it was not his first year in the school, Joe skipped Back to School night.

3. Hannah eats a lot of salads because she is trying to lose weight.

4. We take long walks in the fall because the weather is nice.

5. That face cream makes my mother’s skin feel soft.

6. She hung quilts over the windows to keep out the light.

7. Wanda stayed up late to watch a movie.

8. We eat a lot of pie, since we enjoy pies.

9. She didn’t go to the dance because she got a bad haircut.

10. Since she is new in town, she doesn’t know her way around.

11. I never use staples because my teacher prefers paperclips.