Affect: Effect:
Which sentence uses the word effect correctly?
The moving and powerful speech effected the
audience.
New technology can effect the way we learn.
In my American history class, we studied the effects
of World War I.
O Do you think that the debate will effect the election
results?
affect
affect [ə fekt]
[late Middle English; from French
affecter; from Latin affectare]
1. v. to influence or have an impact on
2. v. to stir someone's feelings or
emotions