Understanding Active and Passive Voice

Identify the active voice in the following sentence: The dog chased the cat.

• The cat was chased.

• The cat was chased by the dog.

• The dog chased the cat.

• The cat chased the dog.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Convert the following active voice sentence to passive voice: The teacher teaches the students.

• The students are teaching by the teacher.

• The students are being taught by the teacher.

• The students are taught by the teacher.

• The students are taught the teacher.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Change the passive voice sentence 'The cake was baked by Mary' to active voice.

• Mary baked the cake

• Mary was baking the cake

• Baked by Mary was the cake

• The cake was being baked by Mary

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Which verb form is correct in the sentence: The book (write/written) by the author is a bestseller.

• written

• writed

• wrote

• write

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

In the sentence 'The ball was kicked by John', who is the subject?

• ball

• John

• kicked

• was

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Rewrite the sentence 'The letter was sent by Sarah' in active voice.

• The letter was sent by John.

• Sarah sent the letter.

• The letter was sent by the dog.

• The letter was sent by the post office.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Identify the passive voice in the sentence: The car was driven by my brother.

• The car drove my brother.

• The car was driven by my brother.

• My brother drove the car.

• My brother was driving the car.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Convert the active voice sentence 'She sings a song' to passive voice.

• She is singing a song.

• A song is sung by she.

• A song is sung by her.

• A song is being sung by her.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Choose the correct verb form for the sentence: The cake (bake/baked) by my mom was delicious.

• bake

• baking

• bakes

• baked

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

In the sentence 'The movie was watched by the audience', what is the object?

• movie

• the

• audience

• watched

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A