Cause and Effect worksheet for students to identify causes and effects in sentences.

Task Explanation:

The task requires identifying the cause and effect in each sentence. The cause is the reason or event that leads to something happening, while the effect is the result or outcome of that cause. You are asked to underline the cause in red and the effect in blue.

Solution:

#### Sentence 1:
Cara’s dress was wrinkled, so her mother ironed it.
- Cause (underline in red): Cara’s dress was wrinkled
- Effect (underline in blue): her mother ironed it

#### Sentence 2:
Sally took out her art box because she wanted to paint.
- Cause (underline in red): she wanted to paint
- Effect (underline in blue): Sally took out her art box

#### Sentence 3:
My sunflower grew quickly because it had water and sun.
- Cause (underline in red): it had water and sun
- Effect (underline in blue): My sunflower grew quickly

#### Sentence 4:
Ben worked hard on his project and got a great grade!
- Cause (underline in red): Ben worked hard on his project
- Effect (underline in blue): got a great grade

#### Sentence 5:
When the hurricane came, we put the chairs into the shed.
- Cause (underline in red): the hurricane came
- Effect (underline in blue): we put the chairs into the shed

#### Sentence 6:
Dad lit the grill because we all wanted to eat hamburgers.
- Cause (underline in red): we all wanted to eat hamburgers
- Effect (underline in blue): Dad lit the grill

#### Sentence 7:
The police came to our house because the alarm went off.
- Cause (underline in red): the alarm went off
- Effect (underline in blue): The police came to our house

#### Sentence 8:
I grew an inch last year and now my pants are too short.
- Cause (underline in red): I grew an inch last year
- Effect (underline in blue): now my pants are too short

#### Sentence 9:
Sue dislikes carrots because she ate one and got sick.
- Cause (underline in red): she ate one and got sick
- Effect (underline in blue): Sue dislikes carrots

#### Sentence 10:
We missed the golf match because our car broke down.
- Cause (underline in red): our car broke down
- Effect (underline in blue): We missed the golf match

Final Answer:

Here is the summary of the underlined parts for each sentence:

1. Cause (red): Cara’s dress was wrinkled
Effect (blue): her mother ironed it

2. Cause (red): she wanted to paint
Effect (blue): Sally took out her art box

3. Cause (red): it had water and sun
Effect (blue): My sunflower grew quickly

4. Cause (red): Ben worked hard on his project
Effect (blue): got a great grade

5. Cause (red): the hurricane came
Effect (blue): we put the chairs into the shed

6. Cause (red): we all wanted to eat hamburgers
Effect (blue): Dad lit the grill

7. Cause (red): the alarm went off
Effect (blue): The police came to our house

8. Cause (red): I grew an inch last year
Effect (blue): now my pants are too short

9. Cause (red): she ate one and got sick
Effect (blue): Sue dislikes carrots

10. Cause (red): our car broke down
Effect (blue): We missed the golf match

Final Answer:
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\text{See the underlined parts above for the solution.}
}