Creative and Cool Cause/Effect Writing Activities
Useful cause/effect writing and pre-writing activities can include brainstorming, outlining, vocabulary sorting, gap fill exercises and sentence writing activities with picture cues. Teaching cause/effect is pretty enjoyable as it can be applied easily to just about any topic including the environment, technology, social issues, social trends and behaviour.
6th January 2024
1 Cause/effect language sorting exercises
These are cause/effect sorting exercises that can be used to introduce students to the vocabulary and construction of casue/effect sentences.
Cause/effect sorting (more advanced)
2 Causes-effects ideas
In this cause/effect sentence writing worksheet students use the pictures to write appropriate cause/effect ideas. They decide whether they want write the causes or effects for each pictures and try to think of 3 causes or 3 effects.
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3 Cause-effect sentence writing
In this cause/effect essay writing worksheet students use the pictures and their own ideas to write appropriate cause/effect sentences.
Cause-effect sentence writing 1 (PDF)
4 Writing a cause/effect paragraph
A quick and easy to follow lesson for writing a cause/effect paragraph.
5 Environmental issues cause/effect worksheet (with audio and suggested answers)
The listening/speaking exercise below is for discussing environmental issues in the classroom. Students have to try and describe the problem depicted in each picture and suggest causes. effects and possible solutions to each problem. Students can listen to the audio before or after filling in the worksheet, depending on the level of their language skills.
Environmental issues cause/effect worksheet)
6 If/so/when for cause/effect (bad situations)
This is a cause/effect lesson about causes and effects in bad situations. The format is a class discussion about the causes and effects of various situations shown in photos.
7 If/so/when for cause/effect (good situations)
This is a cause/effect lesson about causes and effects in good situations. The format is a class discussion about the causes and effects of various situations shown in photos.
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8 Cause-effect essay brainstorming and outlining
This is an exercise to help students brainstorm and develop ideas and begin outlining a cause/effect paragraph or essay.
Cause-effect brainstorming and outlining (PDF)
9 Cause-effect transitions worksheet (with answers)
This worksheet is to help familiarize students with cause/effect transitions. Understanding and knowing how to use cause/effect transitions is essential for anyone who aims to be a good writer.
Cause-effect transitions 1 (PDF)
10 What effects has the computer had on our lives ? (Cause/effect transitions with answers)
This is a transitions and linking words exercise for a cause/effect essay. Well placed transitions help make essays easier to read and understand.
Cause-effect transitions 2 (PDF)
11 Cause/effect: complete the sentences
Students complete the sentences with their own ideas to demonstrate they understand the logic of cause and effect.
Cause-effect: complete the sentences (PDF)
12 Cause-effect for social issues
In this cause/effect worksheet students use the pictures to write their own ideas. They try and identify the social issues and think about causes, effects and solutions.
Causes-effects of social issues (PDF)
