Affect or Effect?

Affect or Effect?

Effect

“Effect” is a noun.  Effect means outcome, consequence, result or other cause.

Affect

“To affect” is a verb. It means to make a difference or to change

Exercise

Choose the correct response:

    1)   Burning dry leaves is _____________ the environment. (affecting/effecting)

    

    2)   Since we all are interconnected; every action creates an ____________ (affect/effect)

    3)   Music has the power to ________ the health. (effect/affect)

    4)   Spread of corona virus is __________the life of people everywhere. (affecting / effecting)

    5)   Stories of Munshi Premchand have direct, profound_________ on me. (affect / effect)

    6)   Taking medicine in large quantity will have ill-_______ on the health. (affects / effects)

    7)   Install some coolers in the hall as their cooling _________ is much needed in this summer. (affect / effect)

    8)   Little things ____________ little minds. (affect / effect)

    9)   Principal is noticing the _________ of meditation class on students. 

         (affects/effects)

   10)  Eating chocolate ____________my mood. (affects/effects)

   11)  What will be the ________ of illegal mining? (affect / effect)

   12)  The _________ of connecting rivers are yet to be seen. (affect / effect)

   13)  Large scale deforestation has _________ on weather-cycle. (affect / effect)

   14)  Playing too many video games ________ the mental health of person. (affects / effects)

    15)  Increasing exports will _________ our economy positively. (affect / effect)

    16)  Even the slightest change in humidity _________ her arthritis. (affects / effects)

    17)  She is never ________ by the opinion of others. (affected / effected)

    18)  Please know the _________ of medicine before consuming. (affect / effect)

    19)  The ­­­­___________ was very strange and striking. (affect / effect)

    20)  That news didn’t ________ me either with pain/pleasure. (affect / effect)

Answers-

   1)   Burning dry leaves is affecting the environment. (affecting/effecting)

   2)   Since we all are interconnected; every action creates an effect (affect/effect)

   3)   Music has the power to affect the health. (effect/affect)

   4)   Spread of corona virus is affecting the life of people everywhere. (affecting / effecting)

   5)   Stories of Munshi Premchand have direct, profound effect on me. (affect / effect)

   6)   Taking medicine in large quantity will have ill-effects on the health. (affects / effects)

   7)   Install some coolers in the hall as their cooling effect is much needed in this summer. (affect / effect)

   8)   Little things affect little minds. (affect / effect)

   9)   Principal is noticing the effects of meditation class on students. (affects/effects)

   10)  Eating chocolate affects my mood. (affects/effects)

   11)  What will be the effect of illegal mining? (affect / effect)

   12)  The effect of connecting rivers is yet to be seen. (affect / effect)

   13)  Large scale deforestation has effect on weather-cycle. (affect / effect)

   14)  Playing too many video games affects the mental health of person. (affects / effects)

   15)  Increasing exports will affect our economy positively. (affect / effect)

   16)  Even the slightest change in humidity affects her arthritis. (affects / effects)

   17)  She is never affected by the opinion of others. (affected / effected)

   18)  Please know the effect of medicine before consuming. (affect / effect)

   19)  The effect was very strange and striking. (affect / effect)

   20)  That news didn’t affect me either with pain/pleasure. (affect / effect)

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