Collocations for IELTS Word - Effect

Collegedunia Team

Nov 15, 2021

It is essential for the candidates to learn Collocations while preparing for the IELTS examination. Collocations are part of IELTS since understanding collocations make one sound more like native speakers. They are useful in developing a better vocabulary which is essential for every student who aspires to score well and study abroad. Developing a better understanding of the Collocations will help the candidates in IELTS writing and earn better bands in the IELTS examination.

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Collocations can be understood as a collection of two or three words connected that convey proper and complete meaning. Collocations must sound meaningful else the purpose is not served. For example, working hours can be described as ‘long working hours’ not ‘huge working hours’ or ‘larger working hours’ as this may sound wrong. Depending on the parts of speech, collocation for IELTS can be divided into many parts like adjective + noun, noun + noun, adverb + adjective, and many more. Given below is a list of important collocations for the word ‘effect’.

Here the word ‘effect can be used in different senses like impression, official rule/plan, in a technical sense, and caused by sentence, etc.

‘Effect’ as a noun

The word ‘effect’ can be used as a noun in different ways with adjectives, verbs, phrases, and prep. Given below are the use of effect with adjectives, verbs, phrases, and prep.

  • 'effect' - conveyed as a change caused by sentences.
  1. ‘Effect’ as an adjective

The word effect can be used with adjectives conveying different meanings. Following are some of the examples in which the word ‘effect’ can be used as adjectives.

1.

Meaning: qualitative, quantitative, cohesive, divisive, deterrent, disincentive, side effect, practical, aggregate, combined, cumulative, net, overall

Sentence: The increase of solubility with temperature is the qualitative effect of temperature on the solubility of solids.

2.

Meaning: beneficial, positive, salutary, the desired

Sentence: The cream did not give the desired effect on the face against the scars.

3.

Meaning: marginal, minimal, modest, negligible, chief, main, major, principal, full, marked, powerful, profound, significant, strong, decisive, dramatic, far-reaching, important

Sentence: The new tax regimes did not show any significant effect on the government exchequers.

4.

Meaning: magical, remarkable

Sentence: The aloe vera gel shows a magical effect on dry skins.

5.

Meaning: adverse, catastrophic, crippling, damaging, debilitating, deleterious, ill, negative, serious, traumatic, undesirable, unfortunate, destructive, detrimental, devastating, disastrous, harmful, apparent, appreciable, detectable, discernible, measurable, noticeable, visible, subtle, disproportionate, residual, likely, possible, potential, predictable, probable

Sentence: The crippling effects of the late monsoon season, made Indian farmers suffer. Further, it showed a negative effect on the agrarian sector growth.

6.

Meaning: curative, restorative, therapeutic, placebo, inflationary, corrosive, greenhouse, calming, hypnotic, soothing, soporific

Sentence: The southwest monsoon in the Indian sub-continent gives a calming effect against the scorching heat of the warm summer months.

7.

Meaning: domino, knock-on, ripple, spin-off, immediate, direct, indirect, short-term, lasting, long-term, permanent

Sentence: The decreasing productivity of the core sectors of the economy has a direct effect on the overall economic growth of the nation.

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  • ‘Effect’ used as a phrase in sentences

The word effect can be used as phrases conveying different meanings. Following are some of the examples in which the word ‘effect’ can be used as a phrase.

1.

Meaning: to little/no effect

Sentence: The air conditioners have little effect on the scorching warm summer months in the northern part of India.

2.

Meaning: cause and effect

Sentence: The force can be defined in terms of a cause-and-effect relationship in physics.

  • ‘Effect’ used as a prep in the sentence

The word effect can be used as prep conveying different meanings. Following are some of the examples in which the word ‘effect’ can be used as prep.

1.

Meaning: with …

Sentence: The earthquake struck Japan again with devastating effects.

2.

Meaning: in

Sentence: The lockdown during the time of pandemic meant, in effect, that no person can come out of there unless it is very urgent.

3.

Meaning: ~ on/upon

Sentence: The use of chemical fertilizers had an adverse effect on the crops.

4.

Meaning: to this/that

Sentence: His words are meant like an insult or to that effect.

  • ‘Effect’ as a combination of effect + verb

The word effect can be used as a combination of effect + verb conveying different meanings. Following are some of the examples in which the word ‘effect’ can be used as a combination of effect + verb

Meaning: last, wear off, spread

Sentence: The effect of his motivating words wears off from her mind very soon.

  • ‘Effect’ as a combination of verb + effect

The word effect can be used as a combination of verb + effect conveying different meanings. Following are some of the examples in which the word ‘effect’ can be used as a combination of verb + effect.

1.

Meaning: assess, determine, estimate, examine, measure, study, ameliorate, cushion, lessen, minimize, mitigate, reduce, soften, recover from, observe, show

Sentence: The government has been trying hard to minimize the effect of economic loss caused during pandemics.

2.

Meaning: exert, have, produce, bring about

Sentence: The use of harmful drugs exerts a negative effect on the brains of humans.

3.

Meaning: underestimate, ignore, be worried about, fear

Sentence: One must never underestimate the negative effects of the new technologies.

4.

Meaning: feel, experience, suffer (from)

Sentence: The factory workers have to suffer from the harmful effects of the chemical used in the factory.

Use of effect in terms of technology.

  • ‘Effect’ as an adjective

The word effect can be used with adjectives conveying different meanings. Following are some of the examples in which the word ‘effect’ can be used as adjectives.

1.

Meaning: optical, visual, lighting, elaborate, digital, special, cinematic, audio, sound

Sentence: The visual effects used in the presentation made it look more presentable and impressive.

Use of effect as an impression

  • ‘Effect’ as an adjective

The word effect can be used with adjectives conveying different meanings. Following are some of the examples in which the word ‘effect’ can be used as adjectives.

1.

Meaning: overall

Sentence: The overall effect of the act was beyond words.

2.

Meaning: maximum, optimum, the desired, startling, striking

Sentence: The optimum effect of the machine is quite overwhelming.

  • ‘Effect’ used as a prep in the sentence

The word effect can be used as prep conveying different meanings. Following are some of the examples in which the word ‘effect’ can be used as prep.

Meaning: to

Sentence: He used flute sound in her music to give startling effect to the song.

  • ‘Effect’ as a combination of verb + effect

The word effect can be used as a combination of verb + effect conveying different meanings. Following are some of the examples in which the word ‘effect’ can be used as a combination of verb + effect.

1.

Meaning: achieve, create, enhance

Sentence: She has used different colors from her canvas to achieve maximum effect.

2.

Meaning: overall

Sentence: The overall effect of the CFC is devastating.

3.

Meaning: give, have

Sentence: The party gave the effect of a 90s theme.

Use of ‘effect’ as an official plan or rule

  • Effect’ as an adjective

The word effect can be used with adjectives conveying different meanings. Following are some of the examples in which the word ‘effect’ can be used as adjectives.

Meaning: immediate

Sentence: The tax law applied to the country with immediate effect.

  • ‘Effect’ used as a prep in the sentence

The word effect can be used as prep conveying different meanings. Following are some of the examples in which the word ‘effect’ can be used as prep.

Meaning: in

Sentence: Some laws of the British era are still in effect in India.

  • ‘Effect’ as a combination of verb + effect

The word effect can be used as a combination of verb + effect conveying different meanings. Following are some of the examples in which the word ‘effect’ can be used as a combination of verb + effect.

Meaning: come into

Sentence: The new law will come into effect the next month.



 

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