active and passive voice

Active or passive? Karen sang a sweet melody.

• active
• passive

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Active or passive? The difficult song was played well.

• active

• passive

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Active or passive? The coffee was made by Sandy.

• active
• passive

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Which sentence is in active voice?

• The boy was brought to the nurse's office.
• The boy was told to wait for the nurse.
• The principal saw the boy pulling his loose tooth.
• The loose tooth was pulled out.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Which sentence is in active voice?

• The guests left the party by 8PM.

• The steak was eaten by the dog.

• Complaints were made about the music.

• The host was thanked for the dinner.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Which sentence is written in passive voice?

• I miss him a lot since he went to college, but he still calls me every night.

• He always took us to the hockey rink and showed us professional moves.

• We were checked on by our parents who made sure we were on our best behavior.

• Uncle Sal always told us to straighten up when we got into trouble.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Which sentence is in passive voice?

• The winning goal for the Tigers was scored by Shawn.

• Shawn scored the winning goal.

• The team lost the game last night.

• Last night, the team played very well.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Which sentence is in active voice?

• No mercy was shown by the teacher.

• Tough assignments were being given.

• Half of the students were failing the class.

• The class was being failed by half the students.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A