Affected vs Effected Worksheet

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Affected vs. Effected

The word `affected' refers to something being changed or impacted by something else, either in a positive or negative way. The word effected means to do something, produce something (especially a result) or to bring something about.

Fill in the blank with the best word: affected or effected. 1. President Kennedy ________ a great marshalling of willpower behind the US space program.

2. Incoming CEO Hugh Jones ________ needed change in a stagnant, unimpressive oil company.

3. Last year's historic blizzard ________ all six New England states.

4. He doesn't usually tear up in public, but that movie really ________ him somehow.

5. Now that Coach Storm has retired, the school will miss how well he ________ a steady sense of integrity in the athletic program.

6. Jan's program changes ________ a 200% speedup, even on the same hardware and operating system.

7. Our kids were not ________ by the flu epidemic; healthy habits pay off.

8. Many of the Midwestern states were most ________ by the latest nationwide economic recession.

9. No great migration of peoples was ever ________ without some hardship along the way.

10. I can't deny that work stress has ________ my health and sense of wellbeing.



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Affected vs. Effected

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