{"id":72087,"date":"2019-09-14T05:30:51","date_gmt":"2019-09-14T05:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=72087"},"modified":"2024-02-13T14:22:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T14:22:32","slug":"affect-vs-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/affect-vs-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"Affect vs. Effect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Affect<\/strong> is a verb. It means &#8216;have an effect on somebody or something.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The climate has <strong>affected<\/strong> my health.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Effect<\/strong> is a noun. It means &#8216;result&#8217;, or &#8216;change&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compare<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The war seriously <strong>affected<\/strong> oil prices.<\/li><li>The war had a serious <strong>effect<\/strong> on oil prices.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wrapper\">\n<section id=\"main\">\n<h3>Affect vs. Effect | Grammar worksheet<\/h3>\n<p>The words <strong>affect and effect<\/strong> are often confused. <strong>Affect<\/strong> is a verb. Effect is a noun. It has a plural form &#8211; effects.<\/p>\n<p>In a very formal style, effect can also be used as a verb. In this case, it means &#8216;carry out&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Can you use these words correctly? Test your understanding with this simple exercise.<\/p>\n<p>1. The hostile weather &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. his health. (affected \/ effected)<\/p>\n<p>2. His words had no &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. on her. (effect \/ affect)<\/p>\n<p>3. The injury did not &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. his performance. (affect \/ effect)<\/p>\n<p>4. The rate hike will have an adverse &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. on the real estate sector. (affect \/ effect)<\/p>\n<p>5. Akbar &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. many reforms in the country. (affected \/ effected)<\/p>\n<p>6. The rate hike did not &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. the realty sector. (affect \/ effect)<\/p>\n<p>7. She was not at all &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. by the news. (affected \/ effected)<\/p>\n<h2>Answers<\/h2>\n<p>1. The hostile weather <b>affected<\/b> his health.<\/p>\n<p>2. His words had no <b>effect<\/b> on her.<\/p>\n<p>3. The injury did not <b>affect<\/b> his performance.<\/p>\n<p>4. The rate hike will have an adverse <b>effect <\/b>on the real estate sector.<\/p>\n<p>5. Akbar <b>effected<\/b> many reforms in the country.<\/p>\n<p>6. The rate hike did not <b>affect <\/b>the realty sector.<\/p>\n<p>7. She was not at all <b>affected<\/b> by the news.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">See Also<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/and-but-or-because-so.htm\">And, But, Or, So | Worksheet<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/kinds-of-adjectives-worksheet.htm\">Kinds of adjectives worksheet<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/cbse-class-10-grammar-worksheets.htm\">CBSE Class 10 Grammar Worksheets<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/combining-two-sentences-using-too-to-so-that.htm\">Combining two sentences using so..that.. and too&#8230;to<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/prepositions-exercise-for-class-9.htm\">Prepositions exercise for class 9<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/present-perfect-tense-worksheet-cbse-grade-6.htm\">Present perfect tense worksheet for grade 6<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Affect is a verb. It means &#8216;have an effect on somebody or something.&#8217; The climate has affected my health. Effect is a noun. It means &#8216;result&#8217;, or &#8216;change&#8217;. 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