Passive Voice

Language Detective Passive Voice

Today we will revise what we have learnt in previous lesson.

(Active & Passive sentences)

We use passive sentences when we want to change the focus of a sentence.

Our actions affect the temperature rise.

The temperature rise is affected by our actions.

Multiple Choice

The sea level __________ (predict) to go up.

• predicted

• is predicted

• are predicted

Multiple Choice

The Arctic Ocean __________ (expect) to lose all of its ice.

• is expected

• expected

• are expected

Multiple Choice

Recycling _______ (not / do) in every country.

• not done

• didn't do

• isn't done

• aren't done

Example: Scientists study the weather.

The weather is studied by the scientists.

Multiple Choice

Air pollution causes global warming.

Global warming __________ by air pollution.

• caused

• causes

• is caused

• are caused

Multiple Choice

People throw plastic bags into the ocean.

Plastic bags __________________________.

• throw into the ocean.

• is thrown into the ocean.

• are thrown into the ocean.

• are throw into the ocean.

Multiple Choice

Environmentalists watch endangered animals.

• Endangered animals is watched by environmentalists.

• Endangered animals are watched by environmentalists.

• Endangered animals are watched environmentalists.

Multiple Choice

People cut down the rainforest more and more every day.

• The rainforest is cut down more and more every day.

• The rainforest cut down more and more every day.

• The rainforest are cut down more and more every day.

Read the story and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

Example:

But then, the trees ______ (cut down) and ....

But then, the trees were cut down and ....

Multiple Choice

The trees were cut down and the land _________ (use) for farming.

• is used

• was used

Multiple Choice

All the ice ____ ________ (melt) by warm temperatures.

• is melted

• was melted

Multiple Choice

When this happened some years ago, houses _____ _________ (destroy) and all the people had to move far away.

• are destroyed

• destroyed

• were destroyed

Multiple Choice

I hope that in the future the environment ______ _______ _______ (clean).

• will clean

• will be cleaned