Passive and Active Voice

Which sentence is in the active voice?

• The cat is chased by the dog.

• The cat was chased by the dog.

• The dog was being chased by the cat.

• The dog chased the cat.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Identify the passive voice in the following sentences:

• Mary baked the cake.

• The cake baked Mary.

• Baked by Mary, the cake.

• The cake was baked by Mary.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Which of the following sentences is in active voice?

• Me read the book.

• I read the book.

• The book read me.

• The book was read by me.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Choose the sentence that is in passive voice:

• D) The students have learned the lesson.

• C) The students are teaching the lesson.

• A) The teacher taught the students.

• B) The students were taught by the teacher.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

In the sentence 'The letter was written by Sarah', what is the verb in passive voice?

• A) written

• D) the

• B) Sarah

• C) by

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Identify the active voice in the following sentence:

• The car was driven by the mechanic.

• The car was driven by Mary.

• John drove the car.

• The car drove itself.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Which of the following sentences is in passive voice?

• The chef is cooking the meal.

• The meal is being cooked by the chef.

• The chef cooks the meal.

• The chef was cooked by the meal.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Choose the sentence that is in active voice:

• B) The choir sang the song.

• C) The song was sung by the choir.

• B) The song was not sung by the choir.

• A) The choir was not sung by the song.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Identify the passive voice in the following sentence:

• The construction workers built the house.

• The house was built by the construction workers.

• The construction workers were building the house.

• The house built the construction workers.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A