1.5.2

Affect & Effect

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Affect and Effect

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings. Let's look at an example...

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Affect

  • Did the speaker's ideas affect you?
    • Affect is a verb (a doing word). It means to cause a change in something.
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Effect

  • The river has an effect on the land.
    • Effect is often used as a noun (a thing). An effect is the result of some kind of change.

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