Cause and Effect Word Bank

Strong writers avoid passive verbs like is, are, were and other to be verbs. In your quest to improve your writing, work on using active verbs, especially in your thesis statement and paragraph topic sentences.

Below is a list of possible verbs to use in a cause and effect essay. If you can think of others, please add them through the comments option on this blog post. Your community of learners will thank you.

causes
results in
affects (effect is a noun; affect is a verb)
impacts
brings about
influences
changes
leads to
alters
transforms
shifts
evolves