Cause and Effect

cause - something that makes something else happen

out of two events, this happens first
ask the question, Why did it happen?
effect - what happens as a result of the cause
out of two or more events, this happens second or last
ask the question, What happened?
1) _________ Kerry was late for school and riding very fast on her bike.
_________ She didnt see the pothole in the road until it was too late and broke her
arm.
2) _________ Jonathan had a great time trick-or-treating and ate a bunch of candy when
he got home.
_________ Later that night, he was sick with a stomach ache.
3) _________ Beth didnt have her homework ready to turn in to her teacher.
_________ Beth stayed up all evening watching her favorite movie with her friend.
4) _________ Mark didnt get his allowance this week.
_________ Mark did not complete all his weekly chores.
5) _________ Lacey lost her friends favorite book.
_________ Her friend will not loan her anything anymore.
6) _________ Jenny forgot to bring her boots to school.
_________ Her feet got wet on her walk home.
7) _________ Jackie and her brother were arguing over their IPOD.
_________ Jackie and her brother got grounded for one day.

ANSWER KEY

Cause and Effect

cause - something that makes something else happen
out of two events, this happens first
ask the question, Why did it happen?
effect - what happens as a result of the cause
out of two or more events, this happens second or last
ask the question, What happened?
1) ____C____ Kerry was late for school and riding very fast on her bike.
____E____ She didnt see the pothole in the road until it was too late and broke her
arm.
2) ____C____ Jonathan had a great time trick-or-treating and ate a bunch of candy when
he got home.
____E____ Later that night, he was sick with a stomach ache.
3) ____E____ Beth didnt have her homework ready to turn in to her teacher.
____C____ Beth stayed up all evening watching her favorite movie with her friend.
4) ____E____ Mark didnt get his allowance this week.
____C____ Mark did not complete all his weekly chores.
5) ____C____ Lacey lost her friends favorite book.
____E____ Her friend will not loan her anything anymore.
6) ____C____ Jenny forgot to bring her boots to school.
____E____ Her feet got wet on her walk home.
7) ____C____ Jackie and her brother were arguing over their IPOD.
____E____ Jackie and her brother got grounded for one day.

Write a Short Story

Write a short story on the following lines. Remember to have an
introduction and main idea to your story, story details supporting your
main idea in the middle, and a conclusion to your story. Your story
should have at least 5 cause and effect scenarios. After you are finished,
go through your story and underline each cause with a green crayon and
each effect with a red crayon.

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Causes & Effects in a Picture

Look at the picture below done by artist Alec J Wills.
Come up with at least 7 cause and effect scenarios from this picture.

Cause
Example:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)

The sun was shining

Effect
so the woman put a hat on.

Cause & Effect Tree

For each of the trees below, look at the cause and come up with three
possible effects for each cause.

Effect:

Effect:

Effect:

Cause: Melissa woke up late.

Effect:

Effect:

Effect:

Effect:

Cause: Katie didnt do her homework.

Effect:

Effect:

Cause: Trent spent two weeks working

on his Science project.

Cause & Effect Puzzler

In each puzzle below, write a cause on the first puzzle piece and an effect on the
second puzzle piece. When you are finished show them to your teacher. Then cut
them out and trade puzzle pieces with a partner. Try and put your partners puzzle
pieces together by matching the correct causes with the correct effects.

Cause & Effect Cards

Cut out the cards on the next two pages. Get with a partner to play the
following card game:
1. Mix all the cards up like you would a regular deck of cards. Put the
cards face down between you and your partner. Each person draws 7
cards. Dont let your partner see your cards. Take the top card from
the pile and place it face up next to the pile .
2. Check your hand for pairs. A pair is a matching cause and effect. If
you already have a pair in your hand, you may place the pair(s) in front
of you. However, your partner MUST agree that the pair is a true cause
and effect.
3. Take turns picking up a card either from the face up pile or the face
down pile. If you pick up a match during your turn, place the pair in
front of you. Again, your partner MUST agree that the pair is a true
cause and effect match.
4. The game is over when one or both player(s) has no cards left and the
winner of the game is the player with the most pairs.

Jeremy didnt do
his homework.

He had to stay in
during recess.

Matthew did all his

chores.

He got his
allowance.

Sherry didnt write

down her
appointment in her
planner.

She missed her

appointment.

Jenna studied very

hard for her Science
test.

She got a 100%.

Mark didnt return

his library book on
time.

He got a fine.

Tyler gave his

friend a birthday
gift.

His friend sent him

a Thank You card.

Taylor delivered all

her papers on her
paper route.

She received her

paycheck.

Nathans family
was celebrating his
birthday.

They all had cake

and ice cream.

Julie practiced her

soccer skills every
night.

She scored a goal

during her next
game.

Mike had five

pieces of pizza for
during.

He had a stomach
ache from eating
too much.

Stacey had a hard

time reading the
chalkboard.

She got glasses.

Tabitha had an ear

infection.

She went to the

doctor.

Bella practiced and

practiced her
gymnastics skills.

She made the

gymnastics team.

Julia lied to her

parents.

Her parents didnt

trust her anymore.

Luke forgot to feed The dog chewed a

his dog.
hole in the dog
food bag.

Zach was mean to

his friend.

His friend didnt

want to play with
him anymore.

Tuesdays Cause & Effect

Look at the story Tuesday
by David Wiesner.
Complete the chart below
by filling in an effect for
each cause and drawing a picture for each
cause and effect.
Cause

Effect

The frogs flew past the window of

a man enjoying a late night snack.

_________________________
_________________________

The frogs flew into the back yard

of a home where clothes were on
the clothes line.

_________________________
_________________________

The next morning, lily pads were

strewn all over the town.

_________________________
_________________________

Cause & Effect

Read the story ____________________________ by _________________.
(Title)

(Author)

Complete the chart below by filling in three cause and effect scenarios.
Draw a picture for each cause and effect.
Cause

Effect

_________________________
_________________________

_________________________
_________________________

_________________________
_________________________

_________________________
_________________________

_________________________
_________________________

_________________________
_________________________

Cause & Effect Transitions

Here is a list of commonly used transition words for cause and effect sentences.
because

therefore

consequently

due to

so

since

because of

but

Look at the cause and effect sentence pairs below and combine them into one
sentence using appropriate transition words from the box above. Try and use
different transition words for each sentence and try mixing the sentences around by
putting the last sentence at the beginning of the new sentence.

Lisa forgot her map. She got lost.

1) ___________________________________________________________
Matt didnt tie his shoes. He tripped and fell.
2) ___________________________________________________________
Lindsey always brushes her teeth twice a day. She had no cavities at her
last visit to the dentist.
3) ___________________________________________________________
It was a hot and sunny day. Chris and Sam went to the swimming pool.
4) ___________________________________________________________
The baby was hungry. The baby cried.
5) ___________________________________________________________
Jenna forgot her umbrella. She got wet walking home in the rain.
6) __________________________________________________________

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