Active and Passive Verbs Quiz

Which of the following sentences is written in the active voice? a) The cake was baked by Mary. b) Mary baked the cake. c) The cake will be baked by Mary. d) The cake has been baked by Mary.

• d

• c

• b

• a

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Convert the following passive voice sentence to active voice: The book was written by the famous author.

• The book was written by the unknown author.

• The book was written by the famous author's assistant.

• The famous author wrote the book.

• The famous author wrote the book by himself.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Which of the following sentences uses an active verb? a) The dog was walked by John. b) John walked the dog. c) The dog will be walked by John. d) The dog has been walked by John.

• d

• c

• a

• b

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Convert the following passive verb to active verb: The letter was sent by Sarah.

• The letter was sent by David.

• Sarah sent the letter.

• The letter was sent by John.

• The letter was sent by Mary.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Identify the active voice sentence: a) The car was driven by my brother. b) My brother drove the car. c) The car will be driven by my brother. d) The car has been driven by my brother.

• d) The car has been driven by my sister.

• c) The car will be driven by my sister.

• b) My brother drove the car.

• a) The car was driven by my sister.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Change the following passive voice sentence to active voice: The house was built by the construction workers.

• The workers built the house.

• The house was constructed by the workers.

• The construction workers were building the house.

• The construction workers built the house.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Which of the following sentences contains an active verb? a) The movie was watched by millions of people. b) Millions of people watched the movie. c) The movie will be watched by millions of people. d) The movie has been watched by millions of people.

• b

• a

• c

• d

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Convert the following passive verb to active verb: The cake was eaten by the children.

• The children were eaten by the cake.

• The cake was not eaten by the children.

• The children ate the cake.

• The children did not eat the cake.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Choose the sentence written in active voice: a) The song was sung by the choir. b) The choir sang the song. c) The song will be sung by the choir. d) The song has been sung by the choir.

• a) The song was sung by the choir.

• c) The song will be sung by the choir.

• d) The song has been sung by the choir.

• b) The choir sang the song.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Rewrite the following passive voice sentence in active voice: The computer was repaired by the technician.

• The computer repaired the technician.

• The technician repaired the computer.

• The technician was repaired by the computer.

• The technician was not able to repair the computer.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A