Cause and Effect

Which of the following is a signal word or phrase that can point out a cause or effect?

• because

• unless

• and

• in other news

The cause is _____________

• What Happens

• Why Something Happens

The baby was crying so Dad picked him up.

• Cause

• Effect

If you train your dog, he will follow commands.

• Cause

• Effect

The car had a flat tire, so we had to call a tow truck. 

^{Is the red part of the sentence the cause or the effect?}

• Cause 

• Effect

Because the wind was so strong, many trees were knocked over.

_{Is the red part of the sentence the cause or the effect?}

• Effect

• Cause

Rick was very quiet because the baby was sleeping.

• Cause

• Effect

I had to get the mop since I spilled my juice.

• Cause

• Effect

When I woke up, I found that a beautiful, cold blanket of white covered my yard.
What was the cause?

• It rained last night!

• A  giant chef sneezed flour over my neighborhood!

• It must have snowed while I slept.

• The trees were frosty white too.

It does not matter what order the cause, effect and signal word are in.

• True

• False