Effect and Affect

Affect vs. Effect

By SARAH HAZEN

​Affect with an "a" is a verb that means "to influence."

• Affect indicates action. Let the "a" help you remember that.

• The light rain did not affect the baseball game.

• Her negative attitude affected everyone on the team.

• The drought will affect the success of the farmer's crops.

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• ​A noun is person, place, thing, or idea.

• Noun examples: school, student, paper, honesty, justice, love... The overall effect was surprising.

• A side effect of not enough sleep is grouchiness.

• The speaker's presentation had a positive effect on the students.

​ Effect with an "e" is a noun that means "result."

Multiple Choice

The bright yellow walls in my room have a positive affect/effect on my mood.

• Affect

• Effect

Multiple Choice

Reading Helen Keller’s autobiography had a profound affect/effect on Isabella: She decided to learn sign language and volunteer at a school for children who are deaf.

• Affect

• Effect

Multiple Choice

 

The drought will certainly affect/effect the crops this season.

• Affect

• Effect

Multiple Choice

How do you think the school’s new dress code will affect/effect the students?

• Affect

• Effect

Multiple Choice

The loud music coming from next door affects/effects my concentration.

• Affect

• Effect

Multiple Choice

Gum disease is one possible affect/effect of not flossing your teeth.

• Affect

• Effect

Multiple Choice

Rewrite the sentence by changing the underlined word to a form of either affect or effect.

“Brain freeze” can be the result of eating ice cream too fast.

• Affect

• Effect

Multiple Choice

Rewrite the sentence by changing the underlined word to a form of either affect or effect.

Eating just before going to bed messes up my sleep.

• Affect

• Effect

Multiple Choice

Rewrite the sentence by changing the underlined word to a form of either affect or effect.

The rain had almost no impact on traffic.

• Affect

• Effect