Cause and  
Effect

  Comp 40B  

Cause
and
Effect

A cause makes
it happen. The
effect is simply
what happened.

A very hot sun
made me burn.

Cause: hot sun
Effect: sunburn

My basketball coach says, "If you work hard, you will win." All week
long, we worked so hard our shirts were wet with sweat. Guess what,
at the big game, we lost. I guess the other team worked harder.

1.  advice  water
The coach
offers  advice .

2. work  luck
Winning takes
hard ______.

3.  less  more
The other team
worked ______.

Fish are built for swimming. They have strong tails to move about.
Fish scales are smooth so they can slide easily through the water.
The fastest fish have pointed bodies for lowest water resistance.

4.  swim  pretty
Cause: tails
Effect: ______

5.  weigh  slide
Cause: scales
Effect: ______

6.  fast  slow
Cause: pointed
Effect: ______