Cause and Effect

All of the following are signal words for a cause and effect relationship, except which one?

• because

• therefore

• due to

• running

What is the cause in this sentence?
Because it rained, I got soaked.

• it rained

• I got soaked

• sure

• yep

Name the red part of the sentence.
There was a car accident on the highway, so we arrived late to school.

• Cause
• Effect

Name the red part of the sentence.
Due to the upcoming storm, we put our bikes in the garage.

• Cause

• Effect

Effect: I got in trouble.

• I gave my mom a rose I picked.

• I did my homework after school.

• I cleaned my room.

• I lied to mom.

Cause: My dad picked corn from the garden.

• We had dinner at a restaurant.

• We had some corn with dinner.

• I finished my homework before dinner.

• I had to clean the dishes after lunch.

Cause: Today is Alanna's birthday.

• She got into trouble.

• She did not get any presents.

• She got birthday cake.

• She scraped her leg.

Cause:  It is a windy day.
What is a possible effect?

• The dog began to bark.

• David flew his kite.

• She played in the sand.

• We used an umbrella.

Name the red part of the sentence.
My button was loose, so my grandmother sewed it on tightly.

• Cause

• Effect

Name the red part of the sentence.
Jessica had a stomachache because she ate too many peanut butter cookies.

• Cause

• Effect