verb · neutral
affect
/əˈfekt/a·FFECT
Band 6-7speakingtask2
to have an influence on or make a change to something
Examples
“How will the new policy affect small businesses in the area?”
“The drought affected crop yields across the region.”
“Students' motivation can be affected by the quality of teaching.”
Band 8 sentence
“Changes in government funding can directly affect universities’ ability to offer specialist courses.”
Collocations
- affect + object (affect something)
- be affected by
- significantly/negatively/positively affect
Word family
affectation nounaffected adj
Common mistakes
to effect→to affect
affect on→affect / be affected by
Say it for a higher band
5influence→6impact→7+affect
Synonyms
influence
impact
Easily confused
effect
“The effect of the new law was immediate.”
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