Affect vs. Effect
Effect and affect are a pair of really tricky homophones that we have been trying to learn in Class 5 this week.
We came up with the class rule of:
- Effect is a noun, it can be replaced by consequence and the sentence will still make sense.
- Affect is a verb, it can be replaced by influence and the sentence will still make sense.
Our next step was to come up with ways to remember which affect/effect could be replaced by consequence and which affect/effect could be replaced by influence. We tried to do this by coming up with sayings that linked E(effect) to C(consequence) and A(affect) to I(influence).
Here's some of our attempts:
Emmerdale can be replaced by Coronation Street.
Emojis are cool.
Elephants cause big consequences.
Animals can influence people.
Angels live indoors.
Apples are insane.
Category: Class of 2014