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Affect / Effect - Exercise 2

Choose the correct word in each sentence below.  When you have finished, click on the "Check My Work" button to view the answers.

1.  The  volcanic eruption (affected  effected) the entire country.

2.  Your answer will not (affect  effect) your grade on the test.

3.  Your answer will have no (affect  effect) on your grade on the test.

4.  What he said to her (affected effected) her deeply.

5.  The patient asked how the medication would (affect  effect) her energy level.

6.  The speaker said that her organization wanted to (affect  effect) a major change in the party's platform.

7.  Joe talked with Janis, but his words had almost no (affect  effect) on his friend's actions.

8.  One (affect  effect) of the new lenses is my ability to read more easily.

9.  Adding salt to the batter (affects  effects) the taste of the cake.

10. The (affects  effects) of the storm will not be clear for years.

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English Department
Towson University
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