Active and Passive Voice Practice

Change the following sentence from active voice to passive voice: The teacher praised the students.

• The students were praising by the teacher.

• The students were praising the teacher.

• The students were praised by the teacher.

• The teacher was praised by the students.

Answer explanation

The correct passive voice transformation of 'The teacher praised the students' is 'The students were praised by the teacher.'

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Identify the passive voice sentence from the following options: a) The dog chased the cat. b) The cake was baked by Mary. c) She sings beautifully.

• The dog chased the cat

• Mary baked the cake

• She was singing beautifully

• The cake was baked by Mary

Answer explanation

The passive voice sentence is 'The cake was baked by Mary' as it follows the structure of 'subject + verb (to be) + past participle + by + agent'.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Rewrite the sentence in active voice: The book was read by me.

• The book was not read by me

• The book was read by someone else

• The book was never read

• I read the book

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'I read the book' as it rephrases the sentence in active voice, indicating that the action was performed by the subject 'I'.

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? a) The movie was watched by us. b) John painted the house. c) The letter was written by Sarah.

• a) The house was painted by John.

• c) The cake was baked by Tom.

• b) John painted the house.

• b) The car was driven by Mary.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence in active voice is 'John painted the house.' It is the only sentence where the subject performs the action directly.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Convert the sentence to passive voice: They built a new school in the village.

• A new school was building by them in the village.

• A new school was building in the village by them.

• A new school was built in the village by them.

• A new school was built by them in the village.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'A new school was built in the village by them.' as it correctly changes the active voice sentence to passive voice.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Choose the sentence in passive voice: a) The chef cooked a delicious meal. b) The car was driven by him. c) She will finish the project soon.

• The car was driven by him.

• She will finish the project soon.

• He was driving the car.

• The chef cooked a delicious meal.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'The car was driven by him' because it is in the passive voice, where the subject receives the action rather than performing it.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Transform the sentence to active voice: The cake was baked by my mom.

• The cake was baked by my sister

• The cake was baked by my dad

• The cake was baked by the oven

• My mom baked the cake

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'My mom baked the cake' as it transforms the passive voice sentence 'The cake was baked by my mom' to active voice.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Select the sentence in active voice: a) The song was sung by the choir. b) The teacher explained the lesson. c) The house was painted by the workers.

• b) The teacher explained the lesson.

• d) The lesson was explained by the students.

• a) The song was sung by the choir.

• c) The house was painted by the workers.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is b) The teacher explained the lesson because it is in active voice, where the subject (teacher) performs the action (explained) on the object (lesson).

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Alter the sentence to passive voice: She will complete the task tomorrow.

• The task will be completed by her yesterday.

• The task will be completing by her tomorrow.

• She will be completing the task tomorrow.

• The task will be completed by her tomorrow.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'The task will be completed by her tomorrow.' as it correctly changes the sentence to passive voice with the task as the subject and 'tomorrow' as the time indicator.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Pick the sentence written in passive voice: a) The students solved the math problem. b) The letter was posted by him. c) They are playing football.

• a) The students solved the math problem.

• b) The letter was posted by him.

• d) She painted a beautiful picture.

• c) They are playing football.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'b) The letter was posted by him.' because it is written in passive voice, indicating that the action was done to the subject (the letter) by someone else (him).

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A