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Directions: The words affect and effect are easily confused. Carefully study the meanings of
the two words. Then write the correct one in each blank.Reading Comprehension • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2002 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618•Phone (888)SDL-BACK•www.sdlback.com
- The weather will ___ our picnic plans.
- What ___ did the medicine have on your cold?
- The fire had a devastating ___ on the forest.
- A cavity can be the ___ of eating too much sugar.
- My pleading did not ___ Dad’s decision.
- Did your apology have any ___?
- Tides are the ___ of the moon’s gravity on the oceans.
- Incomplete homework will _____ your final grade.
- Not having breakfast can _____ your work at school.
- Dry ice gave the stage an eerie _____.
- I will not let the noise _____ my concentration.
- How did the news about Mrs. Chan _____ you?
- Laundering had no _____ on the stain.
- The heat may _____ the players on the field.
- Dampness will _____ the durability of cardboard.
- Your get-well card had a cheery _____.
- What _____ do people have on the environment?
- This game will _____ the standings in the playoffs.
affect: to cause; influence effect: the result of an action