Cause and Effect

What is the cause?

• Tom drank a lot of water

• The weather was very hot

• Tom was running

• There was no water

What is the effect?

• Sarah stayed up late

• Sarah felt sleepy in class

• She did her homework

• She woke up early

What is the linking word?

• Traffic

• Arrived late

• Because

• Meeting

What is the cause?

• The students did not study

• They failed the test

• As a result

• The test was easy

What is the effect?

• The strong wind

• Many trees fell down

• Due to

• The trees were tall

As a result,

• The air became fresher.

• The wildlife lost their habitat.

• More oxygen was produced.

• The temperature became cooler.

so

• She woke up late for school.

• She arrived on time.

• She prepared early.

• She slept earlier than usual.

because

• It was a sunny day.

• It had just rained.

• There was a lot of dust.

• The sun was shining brightly.

Consequently,

• He forgot the lyrics.

• He lost his voice.

• He won first place.

• He stopped singing.

so

• It gained more customers.

• It lost many clients.

• The employees got a raise.

• The customers were happy.