IXL | Match causes with effects | 3rd grade language arts

Match each cause to its effect.

We couldn't find anything to watch on TV.

We didn't have any food at home.

Cause

Effect

We ordered a pizza.

We rented a movie.

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question

Match each effect to its cause.

It melted in the sun.

It spoiled in the heat.

Cause

Effect

Colton forgot to put the milk away.

Colton put the ice cube outside.

key idea

Two events can sometimes be linked by cause and effect.

A cause is the reason why something happens. An effect is what happens because of the cause.

Cause

Effect

It rained.

The road is wet.

I fell in the mud.

My clothes are dirty.

To check whether a cause and effect go together, put them together with the word so:

It rained, so the road is wet.

solution

These causes and effects go together. You can link them with the word so, and they will make sense.

Colton forgot to put the milk away, so it spoiled in the heat.

Colton put the ice cube outside, so it melted in the sun.

In each sentence, the cause goes before so, and the effect goes after.

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