English /Grammar & Language /Cause & Effect

Browse our collection of cause and effect worksheets aimed at helping students understand this very important concept. Identifying cause and effect helps learners understand what happens and why it happens, in books and in life. Improve reading comprehension with these worksheets aimed at supporting a reader’s ability to identify cause and effect relationships. Find more resources at Cause and Effect (Reading) and watch our Cause and Effect Video.

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Cause or Effect?

Read the sentences and work out whether the cause or the effect has been underlined.

Cause & Effect Picture Match (2)

Cut and paste the pictures to show cause and effect relationships.

Cause & Effect Picture Match (1)

Cut and paste the pictures to show cause and effect relationships.

Cause & Effect Poster

A poster explaining cause and effect.

Cause & Effect Sort Activity

Match the cards to show cause and effect relationships. Laminate for a long-lasting resource.

Cause & Effect: Text Connectives

Complete the sentences using the given cause and effect text connectives.

Cause & Effect Chain Graphic Organiser

This graphic organiser helps represent and explain a cause and effect chain (a series of events that are a result of one another).

Cause & Effect Word Search

Find the cause and effect signal words! A fun way to reinforce the concept of cause and effect.

Read Cause, Write Effect (2)

Write an ‘effect’ to match each given ‘cause’.

Read Cause, Write Effect (1)

Write an ‘effect’ to match each given ‘cause’.

Read Effect, Write Cause (2)

Write a ‘cause’ to match each given ‘effect’.

Read Effect, Write Cause (1)

Write a ‘cause’ to match each given ‘effect’.