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Cause and Effect Storytelling

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Cause and Effect Storytelling

Read each sentence carefully. A cause tells why something happens. An effect tells what happens next.

Spot the Cause and Effect

1.Which word gives the reason something happened?
  • because
  • so
2.Which word can show what happened as a result?
  • because
  • so
3.In “Manaia carried an umbrella because the clouds looked dark,” what is the reason Manaia carried an umbrella?
  • Manaia carried an umbrella
  • The clouds looked dark
4.Choose the word that completes the sentence: “The bell rang, _____ the children went inside.”
  • because
  • so

Finish Each Sentence

Write because or so in each gap.

5.The puppy shook its wet coat it had been out in the rain.
6.Aria put seeds in the soil she could grow sunflowers.
7.Tevita wore his warm hat the morning was chilly.
8.The children packed their toys away the floor was clear.

Make Your Own Sentences

9.Write a sentence about something you did because of a reason. Use the word because.
10.Write a sentence that tells what happened next. Use the word so.

Plan a Little Story

Use your ideas to plan a short story with a cause and an effect.

11.What happened first in your story?
12.Why did that event happen? Write a reason using because.
13.What happened next as a result? Write an outcome using so.
14.Draw a picture to show one moment from your story plan.

3 printable pages

  • Cause and Effect Storytelling, page 1 of 3: Spot the Cause and Effect, Finish Each Sentence

    Page 1

  • Cause and Effect Storytelling, page 2 of 3: Make Your Own Sentences, Plan a Little Story

    Page 2

  • Cause and Effect Storytelling, page 3 of 3: 13. What happened next as a result? Write an outcome using so.

    Page 3

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