THE PASSIVE VOICE_REVIEW

THE PASSIVE VOICE_REVIEW

By C3 Nguyen

​ÔN TẬP VỀ CÂU BỊ ĐỘNG

A. The words and phrases in bold in each sentence are wrong. Write the correct word or phrase.

1. Every year, several prizes are giving to the best students.                        ______________________

2. When the pizza was delivering, it was cold.                                             ______________________

3. You will be telling when you can come in.                                                ______________________

4. That song doesn’t played on the radio very often, is it?                            ______________________

5. Your money was stealing out of your bag?                                              ______________________

6. We haven’t allowed to use a dictionary in the exam yesterday.               ______________________

7. That film won’t have shown in our local cinema for a long time.             ______________________

8. I will be picked up from the station on Saturday?                                     ______________________

 

​B. Complete using the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.

1. When people .......................... (arrest), they ................................................ (take) to the police station.

2. Milk ................................................ (usually / keep) in the fridge.

3. ................................................ (we / tell) what’s in next week’s test?

4. How did people communicate over long distances before the phone ........................................ (invent)?

5. ................................................ (you / allow) to come to the party next Saturday?

6. You ................................................ (give) your exam results next Monday.

7. ................................................ (Aidan’s bike / find) yesterday?

​A. The words and phrases in bold in each sentence are wrong. Write the correct word or phrase.

1. Every year, several prizes are giving to the best students.            _______given_______

2. When the pizza was delivering, it was cold.                                 _____delivered______

3. You will be telling when you can come in.                                    ______told_______

4. That song doesn’t played on the radio very often, is it?                _____isn’t_________

5. Your money was stealing out of your bag?                                  _____Was your money stolen_____

6. We haven’t allowed to use a dictionary in the exam yesterday.   ______weren’t________

7. That film won’t have shown in our local cinema for a long time. _______be________

8. I will be picked up from the station on Saturday?                         _______Will I be_______

​B. Complete using the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.

1. When people ..........are arrested............... (arrest), they ...........are taken.......... (take) to the police station.

2. Milk .......is usually kept............. (usually / keep) in the fridge.

3. ..........Will we be told............ (we / tell) what’s in next week’s test?

4. How did people communicate over long distances before the phone .........was invented.......... (invent)?

5. .......Will you be allowed............ (you / allow) to come to the party next Saturday?

6. You ........will be given................ (give) your exam results next Monday.

7. ......Was Aidan’s bike found.......... (Aidan’s bike / find) yesterday?

​E. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words.​

1. Will they send the letters first class? sent

-> Will .......................................................................... first class?

2. I’m not sure if they eat pizza in China. is

-> I’m not sure if .......................................................................... in China.

3. Someone told me that they don’t make cars in the UK anymore. made

-> Someone told me that .......................................................................... in the UK anymore.

4. Do they usually feed the animals three times a day? fed

-> Are .......................................................................... three times a day?

5. Mr Jones is ill, so he won’t give us a geography test today! be

-> Mr Jones is ill, so .......................................................................... a geography test today!

6. Did they take her to hospital in an ambulance? she

-> Was .......................................................................... to hospital in an ambulance?

​E. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words.​

1. Will they send the letters first class? sent

-> Will ..................the letters be sent................. first class?

2. I’m not sure if they eat pizza in China. is

-> I’m not sure if ...............pizza is eaten....................... in China.

3. Someone told me that they don’t make cars in the UK anymore. made

-> Someone told me that ...............cars aren’t made...................... in the UK anymore.

4. Do they usually feed the animals three times a day? fed

-> Are ..................the animals usually fed........................ three times a day?

5. Mr Jones is ill, so he won’t give us a geography test today! be

-> Mr Jones is ill, so ................we won’t be given.................... a geography test today!

6. Did they take her to hospital in an ambulance? she

-> Was ....................she taken............................. to hospital in an ambulance